road accidents

When will sanity return to our roads?

What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.

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).

February 12, 2018
February 12, 2018

Bicyclist killed, 3 cops hurt in Dhaka road crashes

A bicyclist is killed and three policemen are injured in two separate road accidents in Dhaka.

September 5, 2017
September 5, 2017

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.

July 2, 2017
July 2, 2017

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.

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 10, 2016
February 10, 2016

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

December 9, 2015
December 9, 2015

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...

October 24, 2015
October 24, 2015

Road crashes kill 6 in Habiganj, Moulvibazar

Separate road accidents in Habiganj and Moulvibazar districts leave six people killed and five others injured.

August 2, 2015
August 2, 2015

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.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

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.

June 6, 2015
June 6, 2015

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.

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