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8,543 killed on roads in 2024
The number of road crashes and fatalities in Bangladesh increased last year, with motorcycle-related incidents accounting for nearly one-third of all crashes and casualties, according to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
4 January 2025, 21:15 PM
Compensation mechanism for road crashes still unclear
The act mentions a trust fund for victims, but it took four years after its passing for the fund to be set up.
22 October 2024, 06:00 AM
System reforms needed to deal with transport crisis
The core problem lies in the fragmented ownership of public transport.
22 October 2024, 05:00 AM
Deaths in crashes rising as roads remain unsafe
As of September this year, road crashes and fatalities have seen a year-on-year increase of more than 10 percent, according to government data.
21 October 2024, 19:20 PM
Eid journey: Road crashes kill 262 people in 13 days
At least 262 people were killed and 543 were injured in 251 road crashes in the 13 days centring the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, Road Safety Foundation said today
24 June 2024, 06:53 AM
The constant terror of road crashes
Will we ever see an end to this menace?
20 April 2024, 05:00 AM
Government's fatal apathy towards road safety
What’s most appalling is how common these violations of crucial road safety measures are in our country
18 April 2024, 08:05 AM
Sunamganj’s famous singer Pagol Hasan among two killed in bus-autorickshaw collision
Famous singer Pagol Hasan was among two people killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sunamganj's Chhatak upazila this morning.
18 April 2024, 05:29 AM
Musician Pagol Hasan killed in road accident
In a tragic accident in Sunamganj's Chhatak, a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including popular musician Pagol Hasan.
18 April 2024, 04:53 AM
When will sanity return to our roads?
What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.
9 March 2024, 14:00 PM
Road crash claims 7 lives in Mymensingh
A tragic accident on the Mymensingh-Sherpur Highway yesterday claimed the lives of a family of three, including a couple and their eight-year-old son, who were on their way to a relative’s funeral.
16 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Constable killed as train hits police van in Jamalpur
A constable was killed and another was seriously injured when a local train hit a police van in Jamalpur's Sadar upazila early today
3 December 2023, 04:12 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
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Not road accidents, but ‘murder’ by neglect
A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.
23 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Who is to blame for unsafe roads?
Our policymakers’ apathy is the real problem
21 March 2023, 11:46 AM
Wedding joy turns to grief as train hits and kills groom’s nephew
A 14-year-old boy died after being hit by a train in Dhaka's Kuril this morning, hours after the festivities surrounding his uncle's wedding last night
12 March 2023, 09:19 AM
How long before BRTA does its part?
Rampant irregularities and corruption must be checked
4 February 2023, 06:02 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
19 killed in Tamil Nadu bus-lorry collision
At least 19 people have been killed after a bus collided with a lorry near Tirupur district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
20 February 2020, 05:22 AM