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Mirsharai tragedy: Funeral of 9 held

Namaz-e-janaza of five of the 11 teachers and students, who died after a train hit their microbus on a level crossing at Mirsharaiupazila of Chattogram, was held this (July 30, 2022) morning.

Death lurks at unsafe level crossings

Accidents at unprotected level crossings continue to claim lives as decisions taken at an inter-ministerial meeting around one and a half years back to curb such fatalities remained largely unimplemented.

2,000 level crossings unauthorised: Railways Minister

Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan has said about 2,000 level crossings out of 3,200 across the country are unauthorised.

Rising Rail Fatalities: Unmanned level crossings to blame

Rail-related fatalities are on the rise as over 80 percent level crossings, authorised and unauthorised, in the country are unprotected.

Unmanned Level Crossings: Where death lies in wait

Two-thirds of Bangladesh Railway's 1,412 level crossings have no designated gatemen, resulting in increased rail-related fatalities.

Train rams three-wheeler in Gazipur, 8 killed

Eight people die as a train rams into a three-wheeler at an unmanned level crossing in Bakkikhan area of Gazipur.

July 30, 2022
July 30, 2022

Mirsharai tragedy: Funeral of 9 held

Namaz-e-janaza of five of the 11 teachers and students, who died after a train hit their microbus on a level crossing at Mirsharaiupazila of Chattogram, was held this (July 30, 2022) morning.

July 30, 2022
July 30, 2022

Death lurks at unsafe level crossings

Accidents at unprotected level crossings continue to claim lives as decisions taken at an inter-ministerial meeting around one and a half years back to curb such fatalities remained largely unimplemented.

July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019

2,000 level crossings unauthorised: Railways Minister

Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan has said about 2,000 level crossings out of 3,200 across the country are unauthorised.

July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019

Rising Rail Fatalities: Unmanned level crossings to blame

Rail-related fatalities are on the rise as over 80 percent level crossings, authorised and unauthorised, in the country are unprotected.

February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019

Unmanned Level Crossings: Where death lies in wait

Two-thirds of Bangladesh Railway's 1,412 level crossings have no designated gatemen, resulting in increased rail-related fatalities.

July 23, 2015
July 23, 2015

Train rams three-wheeler in Gazipur, 8 killed

Eight people die as a train rams into a three-wheeler at an unmanned level crossing in Bakkikhan area of Gazipur.