Airport Road accident

Ramiz Uddin Cant College gets 5 buses

Five buses have been handed over to the authorities of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College in Dhaka yesterday.
4 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Safe road demo: DU BCL men express solidarity with students, distribute chocolates at Shahbagh

Expressing solidarity with the students demanding safe roads, Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders of Dhaka University unit distribute chocolates and sweets among the protesters at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka.
4 August 2018, 07:19 AM

Students halt PBI chief’s car, driver sued for expired licence

The protesting students halt the vehicle of the Chief of Bangladesh Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) at Science Lab intersection in Dhaka and find licence of his driver expired.
4 August 2018, 05:31 AM

Students take to streets, control traffic for 7th day

Students for the seventh day take position on city streets and control traffic systems as part of their demand for safe roads.
4 August 2018, 05:04 AM

Take back the students from street for their safety: Rab DG

Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Benazir Ahmed asks the guardians to take the agitating students back from the streets for their safety.
2 August 2018, 15:40 PM

Gabtoli terminal comes to standstill

Gabtoli Bus Terminal in Dhaka has become standstill after the authorities of the terminal halted all of their bus services.
2 August 2018, 12:48 PM

Road crash victims' mother, wife join demo in Rajshahi

A wife who lost her husband in an accident in the 80s and a mother who lost her son in an accident around six years back, have joined the student protesters of Rajshahi demanding safe roads.
2 August 2018, 10:07 AM

Owner of bus that killed 2 students held

The owner of the Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan that ran over two students and triggered mass protests has been detained, law enforcers say.
1 August 2018, 13:04 PM

Truck runs over, injures protester in Shanir Akhra

A school student who was run over by a truck during a protest is alive and recovering in a hospital, doctors say.
1 August 2018, 10:50 AM

Students stop minister's car

Demonstrators stop Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed's car for driving on the wrong side of a road near Bangla Motor.
1 August 2018, 10:36 AM

Registration of 2 ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ buses cancelled

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) cancels the registration of two buses of 'Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan' amid public outrage over the death of two college students in a road crash on Airport Road on Sunday.
1 August 2018, 08:44 AM

Airport Road crash: Driver on 7-day remand

A Dhaka courted place bus driver of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan Masum Billah on a seven-day remand in a case filed over the death of the two students on Airport Road in Dhaka on Sunday.
1 August 2018, 08:26 AM

Transport workers beat up student

During a demo of transport workers, an altercation broke out between them and passengers of a bus at Mouchak area of Siddhirganj in Narayanganj, witnesses say.
1 August 2018, 08:09 AM

Protest spreads outside Dhaka

Students blocked roads in Narayanganj and Gazipur as protest over the demand for safe roads spread outside Dhaka.
1 August 2018, 06:42 AM

Blockades end for today, streets clear

Students’ blockade on Dhaka end for today with calls for fresh demonstration tomorrow.
1 August 2018, 04:38 AM

Culprits behind death of 2 college students won’t be spared: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal visits the residence of Dia Khanom Mim, who met a tragic end to her life in a road accident on Sunday, and warned that the people who are responsible for the accident will not be spared.
31 July 2018, 13:25 PM

Airport Road Accident: Protest rages, commuters bear brunt

After six hours of blockade, law enforcers have managed to convince agitating students to step aside and resume traffic on the busy Airport Road.
30 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Outrage over Shajahan's smile, remarks

A smiling Shajahan Khan and his remarks on Sunday's road crash that killed two college students on the city's Airport Road have caused public outrage.
30 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Airport Road crash: 2 drivers, 2 helpers held

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have detained two drivers and two helpers of the buses responsible for the road accident, which left two students dead on the Airport Road in Dhaka yesterday.
30 July 2018, 06:42 AM

Reckless driving takes two young lives

During a mad race between two buses for passengers, one of the drivers slammed on the brakes near the ramp of the Airport Road flyover adjacent to the Armed Forces Medical College in Kurmitola.
29 July 2018, 18:00 PM