6,284 people killed in 5,371 accidents last year: Road Safety Foundation

At least 6,284 people died and 7,468 were injured in 5,371 road accidents last year, said Road Safety Foundation today.
8 January 2022, 05:43 AM

2 pedestrians die after being hit by bus in Dhaka's Gulistan

Two persons died and at least five were injured after a bus hit them near the toll plaza of Mayor Hanif Flyover in Dhaka's Gulistan area this morning.
8 January 2022, 04:46 AM

1 dead in Kaptan Bazar fire

The body of a youth was recovered in Dhaka's Kaptan Bazar fire incident today.
8 January 2022, 03:02 AM

5 killed in 2 road crashes

Five people, including a child, were killed and seven others injured in two road crashes in Tangail’s Madhupur and Mirzapur upazilas yesterday.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM

2 killed in road accidents

Two people were killed, while two were injured, in road accidents in Dhaka over the last two days.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM

One dies as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Rajbari

A man was killed after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw at Ilishkol village in Rajbari’s Baliakandi upazila today.
7 January 2022, 16:20 PM

Man dies after falling from ship in Ctg yard

A security guard at a shipbreaking yard was killed after falling from a ship at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram early today.
7 January 2022, 11:35 AM

Motorcyclist killed in road accident in Dhaka’s Jurain

A motorcyclist was killed and another was injured after a truck hit their motorbike on a flyover at Jurain rail gate in the capital early today.
7 January 2022, 10:56 AM

Woman, child among 3 killed in Tangail road crash

Three people including a woman and her daughter were killed and four others injured as a pick-up van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Madhupur upazila in Tangail today.
7 January 2022, 08:24 AM

Fire in Dhaka's Green Road building under control

A fire that broke out at a commercial cum residential building in Dhaka's Green Road was put out this morning.
7 January 2022, 05:31 AM

Ride-sharing biker killed in Dhaka road accident

A ride-sharing motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision with a fuel tanker truck at Amulia area in Dhaka’s Demra last night.
6 January 2022, 18:57 PM

4 of family killed in road crash

Four members of a family died and another suffered injuries as a BRTC bus collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Laksham of Cumilla yesterday morning.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

4 of a family dead as BRTC bus hits auto-rickshaw in Cumilla

Four members of a family died and another suffered injuries as a BRTC bus collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Laksham of Cumilla this morning.
6 January 2022, 07:07 AM

Fire at Rahat Tower in Dhaka’s Bangla Motor doused

The fire that broke out at a multi-storey building in Dhaka's Bangla Motor this morning has been doused. 
6 January 2022, 05:51 AM

Narayanganj motorboat capsize: 9 missing identified

Fire service has initially identified the launch -- MV Farhan 6 -- which hit a motorboat carrying passengers this morning on the Buriganga river, in Narayanganj.
5 January 2022, 06:36 AM

Probe committee on MV Abhijan fire recommends abolishment of ‘rotation system’

The “rotation system”, the practice of operating fewer launches than what is permitted and overcrowding them with passengers, all to maximise profits, should be abolished, said the committee that investigated the MV Abhijan-10 fire incident.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Civic committee to investigate launch fire

Fifteen civic organisations have announced the formation of a civic committee to investigate the MV Abhijan-10 inferno that left 49 dead, around 100 injured and many more missing.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Three of a family die after fire breaks out at Uttara home

Two siblings and their cousin died after a fire broke out at a tin-shed house in Dhaka’s Uttara area early yesterday.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Motorcycle collision kills 1, injures 6 in Joypurhat

A youth was killed and six others injured when two motorcycles hit two others at Pachbibi upazila in Joypurhat this afternoon.
4 January 2022, 14:37 PM

Launch fire: Civic committee to investigate MV Abhijan-10 tragedy

Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba) has formed a civic committee to investigate the fire on MV Abhijan-10 launch in Jhalkati district, which claimed 49 lives, injured around 100, and left several people missing.
4 January 2022, 08:26 AM