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Road accidents kill 14 in 2 days

At least 14 people, including two children, were killed and 16 more were injured in road crashes that took place in six districts in the country on Friday and Saturday.

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Three people killed in Bogura road accident

Three passengers of a battery-powered auto-rickshaw were killed, and three others were injured when a truck hit their vehicle in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogura on Friday night...

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Medical college students block road in Barishal

A section of students of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College in Barishal blocked a road in front of their college for about an hour on Thursday demanding an immediate solution to the crisis of teachers...

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Two youths killed in Habiganj road accident

Two youths were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj on Wednesday night, said police on Thursday morning...

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One killed, 15 injured in Gopalganj road accident

A covered van driver was killed and at least 15 people were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on Wednesday, police said...

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9 killed in road accidents

At least nine people were killed in road accidents in Pirojpur, Dhaka and Feni on Monday.

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Cancellation of an enforcement order is not the answer

THE Bangladesh Road Transport Authority’s hasty decision to cancel its order on enforcing a meter-based fare for CNG-run auto rickshaws, as stipulated in the Road Transport Act 2018, is yet another case of poor governance that has been plaguing the public transport sector. On February 10, the BRTA sent a letter to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, reminding them to file...

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BRTC to build buses from March

State-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation is going to start building single-decker buses from March with the aim of reducing the import of buses.

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30 people injured in Faridpur road accident

At least 30 people were injured when a bus carrying wedding guests fell into a roadside ditch in Bhobukdia area of Nagarkanda upazila on Dhaka-Barishal highway on Friday night...

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Govt urged to enact new road safety law

Road Safety Coalition Bangladesh on Thursday urged the interim government to enact a separate road safety law to reduce the number of road crashes.

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People suffer as traffic chaos reigns city roads

Traffic chaos reigned parts of Dhaka on Wednesday due to a road blockade, political programmes and metro rail construction activities, causing immense sufferings to the residents of the capital...

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Persistent negligence in road maintenance deplorable

THE sorry state of the country’s road infrastructure is largely blamed on persistent negligence in road maintenance. The authorities, shelving out a huge amount of money, often unreasonably high, for road construction, appear to have continued to deprioritise road maintenance, while they should have always prioritised repair and maintenance work and allocated...

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Two people killed in Chuadanga road accident

A speeding tractor crashed into a motorbike in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district, leaving two youths dead on Saturday night, said police on Sunday morning...

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DTCA should learn from past mistakes

THE government plan on a bus route franchise to streamline public transports in Dhaka could clash with a similar programme that the transport owners’ association has taken up. This is worrying. The road transport adviser in December 2024 announced that the government would introduce company-based bus operation on nine routes in Dhaka on February...

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Govt needs to be stringent about motorcycles on road

MOTORCYCLES remain a cause for concern in traffic management as illegal, reckless and unlicensed driving continues, riding on the wings of policy flaws of the government. The situation, which is almost similar both in metropolitan cities and in outlying areas, has not only added to the incidence of traffic rules violation but also remained a major cause...

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SEB discusses 2025 roadmap

Southeast Bank PLC, during its 754th board meeting, held detailed discussions on strategic business initiatives and roadmap for 2025 and reviewed its performance for 2024, said a press release...