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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).

Mirsarai Tragedy: Another victim dies, death toll now 13

Another victim of the Mirsarai train-microbus collision lost the battle for life at Chattogram Medical College Hospital yesterday, raising the death toll in the tragedy to 13.

Death lurks at unsafe level crossings

Accidents at unprotected level crossings continue to claim lives as decisions taken at an inter-ministerial meeting around one and a half years back to curb such fatalities remained largely unimplemented.

Worker bought Eid gift for parents, dies in accident on way to hometown Noakhali

A worker of an iron workshop died after falling from the roof of a running train in Laksham upazila of Cumilla early today.

Hit by train, former principal of Ispahani Girls' School and College dies

A former principal of Ispahani Girls' School and College died after a train hit him in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar area this morning.

Three persons killed under train in Dhaka

Three persons died under the wheels of two separate trains in the city’s Kuril area since last evening.

4 killed as locomotive hits three-wheeler in Rangpur

Four people have been killed and two injured as a locomotive hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur.

Mother, son crushed under train in Bogura

She tried to prevent her son from dying by suicide.

Hit by train, 2 killed in Dhaka

Two people are killed after they were hit by a train in Nakhalpara area of Tejgaon, Dhaka.

December 18, 2017
December 18, 2017

2 children avert train accident in Rajshahi

Two children save a freight train from an impending accident near Arani Railway Station in Rajshahi.

June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016

Train rams car in Jessore, 3 killed

A train has rammed a private car on a level crossing in Jessore Sadar upazila leaving three people dead and one other injured.

June 1, 2016
June 1, 2016

2 crushed by train in Dhaka

Two people were crushed under the wheels of trains in separate incidents in Dhaka.

April 29, 2016
April 29, 2016

Homebound on retirement, man meets tragic end

He got off the train just to get a paan. All his career he must have done it hundreds of times, but this would be his last.

October 9, 2015
October 9, 2015

2 impaired RMG workers killed as train hit them in Gazipur

Two physically challenged readymade garment workers are killed as a train hit them in Gazipur.

August 3, 2015
August 3, 2015

Trying to save child, man dies under train

A garment worker dies under a train when he tried to save a child standing on the rail tracks in Dhaka’s Banani area.

July 23, 2015
July 23, 2015

Jaywalkers top railway deaths

The Daily Star has found out in a research that 50 percent of train accidents are because of unaware jaywalkers.

March 20, 2015
March 20, 2015

India train accident kills 30

A passenger train has derailed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 30 people

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