Road Accident in Bangladesh

Road accidents kill 211 in 30 days of shutdown – Jatri Kalyan Samity

At least 211 people are killed in road accidents across the country in one month of the ongoing shutdown enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus.
3 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Rangpur

Three passengers of a battery-run auto-rickshaw are killed and five others injured as a truck rammed into the vehicle on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Rangpur.
Army personnel dies in accident

An Army personnel dies and 21 others are injured after a truck carrying them has an accident near Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka.
5 day labourers die as truck overturns in Tangail

Five labourers are killed and 11 others injured as a cement-laden truck overturns in Tangail Sadar upazila.
534 killed in road accidents last month: Jatri Kalyan Samity

A total of 534 people were killed and 1,169 injured in 504 incidents of road accidents last month, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said in a report today.
14 hurt as private car ploughs into crowd in Dhaka

At least 14 people are injured as a private car rams into a crowd in Dhaka’s Kurmitola area.
2 killed in Pabna road crash

At least two people are killed after a bus rammed into a motorcycle on Pabna-Rajshahi highway in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna.
Mymensingh divisional commissioner injured in road accident

Mymensingh Divisional Commissioner Khondoker Mustafizur Rahman is injured in a road accident in Gazipur.
JS Whip Al Mahmud injured in road accident

Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon, whip of parliament and lawmaker from Joypurhat-2 constituency, has been injured in a road accident in Manda upazila of Naogaon.
445 dead, 834 injured in road accidents last month: Report

At least 445 people are killed and 834 others injured in 340 road accidents across the country in January this year.
2 killed as bus plunges into ditch in Rajshahi

Two people are killed and seven others injured as a bus plunges into a roadside ditch in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi.
3 killed as bus overturns in Habiganj

Three people are killed and 18 others injured as a bus overturns in Habiganj’s Bahubal upazila.
2 killed as bus hits motorbike in Uttara

Two people are killed as a bus hits their motorbike in Dhaka’s Uttara.
3 killed in Rangpur road crash

Three people are killed and two others are injured in a road accident involving a bus and an ambulance in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur.
21 died on roads every day

At least 7,855 people were killed and 13,330 others injured in 5,516 road crashes across the country last year, according to a platform working for passengers’ welfare.
‘Road crashes kill 7,855 people in 2019’

At least 7,855 people are killed and 13,330 others injured in 5,516 road accidents across the country in 2019, Jatri Kalyan Samity says in its annual report.
4,628 lose lives in road crashes in 2019

Although there was a decline in the number of road accidents, the country saw more deaths on roads in the immediate-past year of 2019 compared to 2018.
Covered van runs over child in Mirpur

A four-year-old child is run over by a covered van in the capital’s Mirpur area.
Reckless bus kills woman in Dhaka

A woman is run over by a bus while she was getting down from the same bus in Dhaka’s Shantinagar area.
7 killed as bus hits easy-bike in Panchagarh

Seven people are killed as a bus hits a battery-run easy-bike on Panchagarh-Banglabandha Highway in Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh.
Mother killed, son hurt in Dhaka road crash

A woman is killed and her son injured after a pick-up van hit their rickshaw in Sadarghat area of Dhaka.
Mohakhali road crash: Bus driver held

Police arrest the driver of a bus in connection with a road accident which claimed the life of a pedestrian near Mohakhali flyover in Dhaka around a month back.
4 including cop killed as bus hits truck in Gopalganj

Four people including a police officer have been killed after a bus hit a truck stationed on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gopalganj Sadar upazila.
3 die as bus hits motorbike in Cumilla

Three people have died after a bus rammed a motorcycle on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla Sadar upazila.
It was not just an accident

On Thursday, a Victor Classic Paribahan bus ran over and killed singer and music composer Parvez Rob, when he was trying to board another bus in the capital’s Turag area.
Separate road crashes kill 4 in Bogura

Four people are killed in two separate road accidents in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila.
Eight killed as bus falls off a bridge

Eight people were killed and 18 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch smashing through the railing of a bridge in Faridpur sadar upazila yesterday.
8 killed as bus falls into ditch in Faridpur

Eight people are killed and 18 injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Faridpur Sadar upazila.
3 killed, 15 hurt in Thakurgaon road accident

At least three people are killed and 15 others injured in a road accident on the Thakurgaon-Panchagarh highway in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila.
224 killed on road in 12 days of Eid rush

At least 224 people were killed and 866 injured in 203 road crashes across the country in 12 days during the Eid holiday rush, a passenger welfare group said yesterday.