8,543 people killed in road accidents in Bangladesh in 2024: report
The country saw more road accidents and casualties in the immediate past year compared with 2023, a report of the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh revealed on Saturday...
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6 killed in road accidents in 2 dists
At least six people, including a pedestrian, were killed and six other were injured in separate road accidents in Narayanganj and Rajshahi on Wednesday...
Deplorable absence of effective steps to ensure workplace safety
THE absence of effective mechanisms to contain workplace accidents and consequent death and injuries is deplorable. When hardly there goes a day when workplace accidents do not leave workers dead, the authorities appear nonchalant towards the issue, a reason Bangladesh is considered one of the worst countries in terms of...
Death in workplace accidents continues
At least 758 workers were killed in 639 accidents across the country in 2024, reported Safety and Rights Society on Tuesday.
Mawa toll plaza accident: Legal notice seeks compensation for victims
A lawyer of the Supreme Court on Tuesday sent legal notices to the officials concerned for giving Tk 1,00,00,000 to the families of each victim of the accident at Dhaleshwari toll plaza on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway on December 27, where six people were killed....
Six killed as bus collides with auto-rickshaw in Sherpur
Six people, including two women, were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw near Vatshala Jorapump in Sherpur Sadar upazila Sunday noon.
Bus driver of Dhaka-Mawa Expressway toll plaza accident arrested
Law enforcement agencies arrested two men, including the driver who reportedly was driving the bus that rammed into three vehicles on the Dhaka-Mawa expressway killing six people on Friday.
Four of family killled after auto-rickshaw, truck collide
Four people of a family were killed after a drum truck and CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided on the Mymensingh-Netrokona highway in Mymensingh鈥檚 Tarakanda upazila Thursday morning.
Two women, truck driver killed in Munshiganj, Natore road accidents
Two unidentified women and a trucker were killed and nine others were injured in separate road accidents amid dense fog in Munshiganj and Natore districts respectively on early Monday, said the authorities...
1 killed, 11 injured in vehicle collisions on Dhaka-Mawa expressway
Multiple-vehicle collisions, caused by dense fog, on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, on Sunday morning left one person and 11 injured...
Those responsible for road crashes must face justice: adviser Nahid
Information and broadcasting adviser Md Nahid Islam on Saturday said that an impression was pervasive in society that justice was impossible when someone powerful was involved in a road crash....
Powerful people not held accountable after causing road accidents: Nahid
Information and broadcasting adviser Md Nahid Islam on Saturday said that an impression had developed that there was no justice if someone from the higher level of the society is involved in a road accident...
One killed as JU bus collide with motorbike in Savar
A motorbike rider was killed in a collision between the motorbike and a Jahangirnagar University double-decker bus on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar Friday night...
Seven killed in road accidents in four districts
At least seven people were killed in separate road accidents in Sylhet, Bagerhat, Dinajpur and Rajshahi from Thursday evening to Friday.
52 killed in Afghanistan bus accidents
Two bus accidents involving a fuel tanker and a truck on a highway through central Afghanistan killed 52 people and injured 65, the Taliban government spokesmen said on Thursday...
Four people killed in Cox鈥檚 Bazar road accident
Four people were killed as a dump truck rammed an auto-rickshaw on Pekua-ABC regional highway at Dhaniakata in Pekua upazila of Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Thursday...
497 killed in road accidents in November: report
At least 497 people were killed and 747 others injured in 415 road accidents across the country in November, said a report published by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday...
Five people killed in Kishoreganj road accident
Five people, including the driver and four passengers, were killed on Monday morning in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Bhairab, Kishoreganj...
7 killed, 15 hurt in road accidents
At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured in road accidents in Cumilla, Noakhali, Munshiganj and Sylhet between Saturday night and Sunday....
Two people killed in Sylhet road accident
Two passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed in a head-on collision with a bus on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway in South Surma on Saturday...
Three people killed in Cumilla road accident
Three people were killed and 10 others were injured when a bus crashed into a roadside tree on Dhaka-Chattagram highway in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla district on Sunday...
Four people killed in Gazipur road accident
Four people were killed when a rickshaw was sandwiched between a truck and a covered van on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Bhogra Bypass area on Wednesday night...
Three people killed in Brahmanbaria road accident
Three people were killed and six others were injured in a triangular crash involving a truck, a pick-up van and a microbus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday...
5 killed in Cumilla road accidents
Five people were killed and several others injured in separate road accidents in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Saturday.
Education ministry deputy secretary killed in Barishal road accident
A deputy secretary of education ministry was killed in a road accident at Kazirchar Pyadar Hat area in Muladi upazila of Barishal on Friday afternoon.
Eight killed in road accidents
At least eight people, including a child, were killed in separate road accidents in Barishal, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Dinajpur on Friday.
Two people killed in Kurigram road accident
Two businessmen were killed in a road accident in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram district, said police on Friday morning...
Over 150 families 鈥榳iped out鈥� in 5 years: report
Over 150 families have been completely 鈥榳iped out鈥� in the last five years in road crashes, said a Road Safety Foundation report published on Tuesday...
2 killed in road accidents in 2 districts
At least two people were killed and two others injured in road accidents in Feni and Dinajpur between Saturday night and Sunday.
Two killed in road accidents
At least two persons were killed and six others injured in road accidents in Rangamati and Dinajpur on Friday.