road accident

3 killed as bus drives into stationary truck

Three people were killed and 12 injured when a bus rammed a into a stationary truck on the Dhaka-Mawa expressway in Munshiganj early today
6 September 2023, 05:25 AM

The undelivered promise of road safety

Govt attitude must change for such tragedies to end
23 July 2023, 12:00 PM

Ome, Polash caught in massive road accident

Earlier today, “Bachelor Point” director Kajal Arefin Ome and actor Ziaul Hoque Polash were involved in a massive car accident. The news was confirmed to The Daily Star by Ome himself.
8 June 2023, 12:54 PM

Kolkata TV actress Suchandra tragically passes away

The actress was the passenger on a bike, which swerved to avoid a cyclist that suddenly came in front of them, forcing the bike’s driver to brake suddenly.
21 May 2023, 09:49 AM

Road Crash, Casualties: Even BRTA, police figures don’t tally

Road crash data from two government agencies does not match and this could lead to problems in making informed decisions on road safety
11 April 2023, 01:20 AM

564 killed in road accidents in March: Road Safety Foundation

Five hundred and sixty-four people were killed and 1,097 injured in 486 road accidents throughout the country in March this year, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation.
5 April 2023, 10:14 AM

Who is to blame for unsafe roads?

Our policymakers’ apathy is the real problem
21 March 2023, 11:46 AM

Death toll rises to 19 in Madaripur bus crash

At least 24 people were injured in the incident and are undergoing treatment at various hospitals.
19 March 2023, 03:46 AM

University student dies after bus hits motorbike at Jatrabari

The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, 22, a first-year BBA student at Bangladesh Islami University
23 February 2023, 05:27 AM

3 Bangladeshi students dead, 1 injured in Toronto road crash

The deceased were identified as Shahriar Khan, Angela Barai and Aryan Dipta while Kumar Nibir, son of singer Kumar Biswajit, was injured in the same incident. All four of them are students of Humber College
15 February 2023, 04:05 AM

Tareque Masud’s birthday celebrated in Rajbari

Yesterday marked the 66th birth anniversary of renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud, who was tragically killed in a road accident on August 13, 2011.
7 December 2022, 10:27 AM

NRSC rejects proposal to ban bikes on highways

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) approved the National Road Safety Strategic Action Plan (2021-24) to reduce road crashes by 25 percent within 2024 and by 50 percent within 2030.
15 November 2022, 08:38 AM

Woman crushed to death between two buses in Gulistan

A woman was crushed to death between two buses in Dhaka’s Gulistan area today.
3 October 2022, 12:37 PM

7-yr-old runs to rail tracks while playing, train runs over

A seven-year-old boy was killed after a train ran over him in Dhaka’s Moghbazar Wireless area this afternoon (August 8, 2022).
8 August 2022, 11:21 AM

The coaching centre falls silent after Mirsharai accident

The coaching centre fell silent after it lost 10 teachers and students in a train-microbus collision in Chattogram's Mirsharai yesterday (July 29, 2022).
30 July 2022, 09:52 AM

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.
30 July 2022, 04:48 AM

A tragic miracle: Woman gives birth before breathing her last in road accident

In a tragic event that unfolded in Trishal area of Mymensingh, an eight-months-pregnant woman gave birth to a baby girl today (July 16, 2022) before succumbing to her injuries after a truck ran her over while she was crossing a road.
16 July 2022, 13:56 PM

“Puja's birthday today”: Laments father of deceased Atomic Energy official

The family of Puja Sarkar, a scientist at Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, who was killed in a road accident last Sunday at Boliarpur on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar, is still lamenting the untimely death of their daughter as today was her birthday.
11 June 2022, 13:23 PM

9 killed in three-way collision: Bus driver arrested

Bhatiapara Highway Police today arrested a driver of Rajib Paribahan on charges of killing nine people and injuring 25 others in a road accident on Saturday.
16 May 2022, 14:43 PM

9 killed in bus, private car, motorcycle collision

At least nine people, including five members of two families, were killed and 25 others injured in a three-way collision among a passenger bus, private car and motorcycle in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj today (May 14, 2022).
14 May 2022, 06:39 AM