road acccident

Mawa expressway crash: Everything was wrong with the bus

Friday’s road crash on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway that claimed the lives of six people and injured four others was inevitable.

Mawa toll plaza tragedy / No fitness, no route permit

The bus that killed 6 had no valid documents

Bus driver among 2 arrested over Dhaka-Mawa Expressway crash

The driver, Nuruddin, was arrested from Narayanganj's Siddhirganj last night

6 killed as bus hits 3 vehicles at toll plaza

Six people of two families were killed when a bus rammed into three other vehicles parked at the toll plaza of Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in South Keraniganj ​yesterday morning.

National Road Safety Day / 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.

Eid Rush Accidents: BRTA finds 10 reasons, shoulders no blame

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has identified 10 factors contributing to the sharp rise in the number of deaths in road crashes during the Eid holidays.

Eid Holiday: Road crashes, casualties jump

The Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity reported a significant increase in road crashes, fatalities, and injuries during this year’s Eid travel compared to last year.

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

District family planning official among 19 dead in bus crash

The acting deputy director of the district family planning office in Gopalganj was one of 19 people killed after an Emad Paribahan bus fell into a ditch this morning in Madaripur's Shibchar upazila.

July 9, 2022
July 9, 2022

Let’s keep our roads safe this Eid holiday

During the last Eid vacation, there were 283 road accidents.

May 7, 2022
May 7, 2022

543 people killed in 427 accidents in April: Road Safety Foundation

At least 543 people were killed and 612 were injured in 427 road accidents across the country in April, Road Safety Foundation, a non-government organisation, said in a press release today (May 7, 2022).

April 17, 2022
April 17, 2022

How will an Intelligent Transport System be implemented?

The Roads and Highways Department is going to establish a dedicated Road Operation Unit (ROU) to manage and monitor the Joydebpur-Rangpur highway efficiently.

May 9, 2017
May 9, 2017

5 killed as bus hits roadside tree in Jessore

Five people are killed and 25 others injured after a bus crashed into a roadside tree in Sadar upazila of Jessore.

April 7, 2017
April 7, 2017

Woman killed in Dhaka road accident

A woman is killed after a bus runs over her in Airport area of Dhaka.

April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016

Reckless driving continues to kill

The fatal road crash in Rangpur, caused apparently by rash driving of a coach helper, once again points to the worsening state of lawlessness prevailing in the transport sector.

February 1, 2016
February 1, 2016

SSC examinee among 2 killed in Mymensingh road crashes

Two people including a female SSC examinee are killed in separate road accidents in Mymensingh today.

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