She moves through the busy streets of Ashulia, defying all odds in every turn. Mukti Rani, a fearless “leguna” driver, is proving that women can conquer any profession even if the society is against the idea.

The human haulier, which collided head-on with a bus killing 15 people on Saturday, was actually a microbus illegally modified to seat passengers double its capacity.

In an utter disregard for multiple government and court orders, locally-made three-wheelers and other low-speed vehicles continue to operate on national highways, causing frequent road crashes.

In March, Abul Quaiyum bought a reconditioned car and was ready to convert the fuel-run vehicle into a CNG-run one from an authorised conversion centre. He knew it would cost him Tk 60,000, but didn't know where best to go. So he asked a mechanic friend for advice.

Two persons of a family are shot injured as gunmen opens fire at a Munshiganj-bound human haulier from Nawabganj in Dhaka on the Dhaka-Mawa highway.

Four people are killed and three injured as a bus hit a human hauler on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.

Five people including a woman killed and eight others injured as a train hits a human hauler in Pagla Rasulpur rail gate area of Narayanganj.