road accidents
News Analysis: Road safety a pipe dream?
Every time there is a major road accident, some issues inevitably come to the fore: either the vehicles involved do not have the required documents or the drivers are without valid licences or both.
Road Accidents: Casualties keep mounting for indiscipline
Indiscipline continues to reign supreme on the roads, taking a heavy toll on lives and properties, as the government’s steps to address the malaise remain perfunctory, experts said.
We need reliable official data on road crashes
Reliable data key to preventing road crashes and casualties
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Not road accidents, but ‘murder’ by neglect
A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.
Highway accident or murder?
A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system
5 Top Stories to Know Today
Dear readers, we have drawn up a list of five top stories so that you don't miss out on any important event -- both at home and abroad -- today (January 8, 2023).
Small vehicles shoot up, so do accidents
A sharp and unregulated growth of vehicles, especially motorcycles and three-wheelers, over the last few years has resulted in a spike in the numbers of road crashes and casualties.
519 people died in 458 accidents in August: Road Safety Foundation
At least 519 people died and 961 suffered injuries in 458 accidents across the country in August this year, Road Safety Foundation, a non-government organisation, said in a press release today (September 3, 2022).
641 people killed in 528 accidents in May
At least 641 people were killed and 1,364 injured in 528 road accidents across the country in May, according to Road Safety Foundation.
Road accidents claim 29 lives in three days
Road accidents claimed the lives of at least 29 people and left dozens others injured during the three-day Eid vacation till Sunday.
Road Accidents: Sharp rise in fatalities
At least 2,297 people were killed and 5,480 injured in road accidents in the last six months, a sharp rise in the death toll compared to the same period last year, said an organisation campaigning for safety in the transport sector.
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.
HC orders emergency services for injured persons at all hospitals
The High Court directes the government to take necessary steps for providing emergency medical services to all critically injured persons in government and private hospitals across the country
HC presses for road safety
The High Court (HC) ordered the government to implement 28 guidelines by a seven-member expert committee formed under a court order...
Road crashes kill 6 in Habiganj, Moulvibazar
Separate road accidents in Habiganj and Moulvibazar districts leave six people killed and five others injured.
CNG autos: A highway threat (video)
Low speed and slippery driving make CNG-run auto-rickshaws ideal prey for road crashes causing loss of innocent lives on the highways.
Road crash deaths and public reaction
We cannot agree entirely with the view that road accidents and the resultant deaths do not elicit enough public reaction.
Racing bus drivers
The traffic authorities must play a more active role in identifying and holding accountable reckless driving, speeding and unfit and overloaded vehicles.
Highway safety takes a dip
A number of people are being killed and maimed almost every day in road accidents both in the cities as well as in the highways across Bangladesh.
