Road Accident in Bangladesh

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.
Road crashes kill five

Five people were killed and two others injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
LGED official, 2 others killed in Dinajpur road crashes

A government official was killed in a road accident yesterday morning when he was travelling to Dinajpur to attend the prime minister's video conference.
Growing number of motorbikes to blame, Nischa survey finds

The number of road accidents saw a marked rise in the last two years due to a growing number of motorcycles, says a new survey of Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa).
Dhaka streets still mired in chaos

Most pedestrians were jaywalking at Shahbagh. Only a handful used the zebra crossings and footbridges. Buses were picking up and dropping off passengers in the middle of streets as rickshaws waited for passengers blocking part of the busy intersection.
Bus kills BADC official in Farmgate

A man was killed after a bus hit him in the capital's Farmgate area yesterday.
5 die as truck ploughs thru' auto stand

At least five people were killed, and four others injured, when a speeding truck ploughed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw stand along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram yesterday.
2 RMG employees killed in Savar road crashes

Two garment factory employees are killed in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar upazila of Dhaka.
Road crashes killed 357 in Aug: Report

The month of August this year has seen 314 road accidents across Bangladesh which killed 357 people including 50 women and 60 children, says a survey report.
Microbus plunges into Hatirjheel

A microbus plunged into the Hatirjheel lake in Dhaka yesterday.