Three dead, several injured after train derails in Germany
Three people were killed and several others injured when a regional passenger train derailed in a wooded area in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said.
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US passenger plane evacuated in Denver due to brake fire
Passengers on a US domestic flight were forced to evacuate onto a runway due to a brake fire just ahead of the plane taking off in Denver, the airline said...
Plane carrying about 50 passengers crashes in Russia鈥檚 far east
A passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in a remote area of Russia鈥檚 far eastern Amur region on Thursday, killing all on board, authorities said...
Allegation of passenger harassment by Emirates sparks concerns
Allegations of passenger harassment by Emirates Airlines have come under scrutiny after a 71-year-old Bangladeshi-origin US citizen was reportedly denied wheelchair assistance and left standing for hours during her journey to New York, raising concerns over the airline鈥檚 passenger service standards despite its significant operations in Bangladesh...
Road transport sector should be on govt鈥檚 reform agenda
PUBLIC transport remains unsafe and the government has so far kept the sector off its reform platter. The Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh reports that at least 614 people died and 1,196 became injured in 597 road accidents in May. April was equally deadly, with the death of at least 583 people and injuries to 1,202 in 567 accidents. The highest 33.5 per cent of...
Many people continue to leave Dhaka
Dhaka residents continued to leave Dhaka city on Tuesday while very few people were seen returning from outside the capital after celebrating Eid-ul-Azha...
Public transport fare reduction demanded as fuel prices drop
Rights body Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh has demanded reduction in public transport fares as fuel oil prices have dropped...
Road accidents kill 583 in April: report
At least 583 people were killed and 1,202 more injured in 567 road crashes in the country in April, said a Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh report published on Tuesday...
Fewer Eid-time accidents are still too many
AT LEAST 322 people died and 826 became wounded in 315 road accidents during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, keeping to Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh figures. While the report notes some progress in view the corresponding 2024 occasion, as accidents reduced by 21.05 per cent, fatalities by 20.88 per cent and injuries by 40.91 per cent, the overall figures remain...
Smoking by passengers blamed for train fire
The Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 probe committee has put down a recent fire incident on a commuter train to smoking by unidentified passengers...
Lanka passenger train kills 6 elephants
A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed on Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island鈥檚 worst such wildlife accident, police said...
Delta offers $30,000 each to Toronto plane crash passengers
US airline Delta will offer $30,000 to each passenger on a plane that crashed as it landed at Toronto airport this week, the carrier said on Wednesday...
Juba Dal leader set bus on fire for extortion
A passenger bus was burnt at Pabna Sadar early Saturday allegedly by a former local Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal leader for not paying Tk 20,000 as extortion money...
Lack of Single Journey Tickets: Suffering of metro rail passengers likely to continue
The suffering of the metro rail passengers due to shortage of single journey tickets is likely to continue for at least one more month...
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...
Battle in Myanmar's Rakhine State: Passenger vessels resume operation in Naf
The Teknaf upazila administration relaxed the ban on passenger vessels鈥� operation in the River Naf after Friday night鈥檚 discussion between the administration and the trawler owners on the security situation...
Air passenger numbers to top five billion in 2025: IATA
Air passenger numbers are forecast to top five billion for the first time next year and the sector鈥檚 revenues will break the trillion-dollar barrier, the global aviation body IATA said on Tuesday...
Passengers continue to suffer as trains run late
Passengers continued to suffer as disruption to train services across the country continued for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as the running staff members of the Bangladesh Railway continued their movement for restoration of their previous benefits for working extra hours...
5 injured as bus plunges into Banasree canal
At least five people were injured as a passenger bus overturned and fell into a roadside canal in Meradia area of Banasree in Dhaka on Saturday...
Guidelines for movement of battery-run rickshaws sought
Passenger鈥檚 rights activists on Monday demanded immediate formation of guidelines for the proper management and control on the movement of battery-run rickshaws and other small vehicles...
Improved city bus services, separate bus lanes demanded
The Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Sunday demanded improved city bus services and separate bus lanes to solve the traffic congestion crisis in the Dhaka city.
Passengers suffer in metro rail service disruption
Daylong partial suspension of metro rail services on the Agargaon-Motijheel section following the fall off of a portion of the superstructure caused huge sufferings for the passengers on Wednesday...
Air passengers suffer due to anti-quota blockade
Air passengers, especially those departing for overseas jobs, have suffered because of blockade of roads and railways by anti-quota protesters across the country on Wednesday as many had to reach the airport in Dhaka hours before their scheduled journeys...
801 killed in road crashes in June: report
At least 801 people were killed and 3,267 others injured in 557 road crashes across the country in June, according to a report published by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh issued on Wednesday...
Casualties sharply increase in Eid journeys
The numbers of deaths and injured people in road crashes in the country increased significantly during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, said a report of the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Wednesday...
708 people killed in 683 road accidents across Bangladesh in April
At least 708 people were killed and 2,426 others injured in 683 road crashes across the country in April, said a report published by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh...
Passengers to pay Tk 983.94 crore in extra fare this eid
The Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Sunday observed that passengers would have to pay an extra amount of Tk 983.94 crore in fare while leaving Dhaka during the eid vacation.....