Road Accident in Bangladesh

1 killed in Mohammadpur road accident

A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver is killed as his vehicle collides head-on with a bus in Mohammadpur Beribadh area of Dhaka.
221 killed in road crashes during Eid: Report

A total of 221 people are killed in road crashes across the country during the 12 days of Eid season, a passenger welfare body says.
Road Accident Cases: Conviction in only 5pc cases

Hours after Ataul Islam died in a road crash on October 12 last year, his family filed a case against the driver hoping to get justice. But Sub-inspector Riazul Islam got in the way.
Demand for reviewing road accident compensation

A joint meeting of transport owners and workers was held in the city’s Mohanagar Natya Mancha on May 2 where transport leaders stated that they would have to rethink their decision to remain in the business in light of recent orders by the High Court to transport companies to pay financial damages...
5 killed as bus overturns in Gaibandha

At least five people have been killed and 16 injured when a speeding bus overturned and fell into a ditch on Bogura-Rangpur highway in Gaibandha early today.
No ticket sale on Apr 11 if Green Line fails to pay Russel: HC

Green Line Paribahan cannot sell tickets on April 11 if it does not pay Tk 50 lakh compensation to Russel Sharker by April 10, as High Court passes the order.
4 killed in Noakhali road crash

Four people, including a woman and her daughter, are killed after a bus hit a CNG-driven auto-rickshaw in Noakhali’s Begumganj.
Bus falls into ditch, kills 7 in Madaripur

At least seven people were confirmed dead after a bus veered off and fell into a ditch in Madaripur Sadar today.
Man dies after bus hits motorcycle in Dhaka

A man dies after a bus hit a motorcycle in Mirpur area of Dhaka. Police identified the deceased as Nurul Islam Shanto, Officer-in-charge of Mirpur Police Station says.
Protest flares up in Sylhet over Wasim’s death

Several hundred students of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) stage demonstration, demanding justice for one of their fellows, who was pushed off a running bus and killed yesterday evening.
College student run over in Sirajganj

A college student has been run over in Sirajganj’s Kamarkhand upazila amidst renewed student protests for safer roads throughout Dhaka.
Schoolgirl loses legs in Jashore road crash, highway blocked

A schoolgirl lost her legs and two others suffered injuries when a rickshaw-van carrying them was hit by a lorry in Sarsha upazila of Jashore this morning.
3 killed as train hits motorbike in Gopalganj

Three motorcycle riders were killed after their vehicle was hit by a train at Bhennabari level crossing in the Gopalganj Sadar upazila.
Lalmonirhat road crash death toll rises to 5

The death toll in Lalmonirhat road crash rose to five after two more people succumbed to injuries on their way to a hospital last night.
2 killed in N’ganj road crash

Two persons are killed and one other is injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Narayanganj.
2 killed in road crashes in Dhaka

Two people die and three others are injured in two separate road crashes in Dhaka.
Road crashes kill student, tourist

Two people were killed in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
Road crash: Tk 1 lakh for 4 kids’ families

The High Court has ordered the government to compensate Tk 1 lakh to the families of four children who died in road crashes recently.
4 killed as truck falls into ditch

Four people were killed and three others injured as a brick-laden truck fell into a 40-foot-deep ditch in Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka yesterday.
Two innocent lives cut short

Two siblings were killed after a truck rear-ended the motorcycle they were in South Keraniganj on the Dhaka-Mawa highway, while at least eight others died in different accidents in three districts.
Cumilla accident: Each victim's family to get Tk 1 lakh

The government will provide Tk one lakh to each family of the brick kiln workers who died yesterday when a coal-laden truck flipped over on a makeshift shed in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla when they were sleeping.
Youth killed by lorry plying wrong side

Jahangirnagar University graduate Shehabul Munir, who joined demonstrations for safe roads last year, died yesterday after being hit by a lorry driving on the wrong side of the road.
5 killed, 2 injured in road accidents

At least eight persons were killed and two injured in separate road accidents across the country yesterday.
Another young life lost to road accident

In a span of less than two months, another student died in a road accident in Chattogram city yesterday.
B'baria road crash claims five lives

At least five people were killed and four others critically injured as a microbus hit a roadside tree after the driver lost control in Brahmanbaria's Bijoynagar upazila yesterday.
Three killed as bus hits roadside tree in Bagerhat

Three people were killed and around 20 others injured as a bus hit a roadside tree in Bagerhat on Wednesday night, reports our correspondent.
3 killed in Pabna road crash

Three workers are killed while another injured as a truck overturns in Sadar upazila of Pabna.
13 lives lost on roads in 6 dists

At least 13 people, including seven women, were killed in road accidents in six districts yesterday.
Children's Death on Roads: A danger not even acknowledged

When it comes to unnatural deaths of children, road accident is the second biggest killer, right after drowning, but there is no specific government policy or action for preventing this or educating children about traffic rules.
2 killed, 30 hurt as bus veers off road

A bus fell into a ditch while allegedly racing another in Rangpur's Pirganj upazila on Tuesday night, killing two people and injuring at least 30 others.