Road Accident 2024
When will our roads be safe?
Government must take steps to reduce the high number of road crash fatalities.
6 January 2025
Road accidents kill over 8,500 in 2024
Motorbike crashes account for about a third of the fatalities
4 January 2025
Surge in road crashes: Patient overflow pushes NITOR beyond capacity
The National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) is struggling to manage an overwhelming number of patients, far exceeding its 1,000-bed capacity, leaving many to receive treatment on the floor or in overcrowded corridors.
29 December 2024
Why are our roads still death traps?
Bangladesh faces a road safety crisis, with high fatalities and systemic neglect.
13 December 2024
Is every step a risk? Addressing Dhaka’s road safety crisis
In Dhaka, the symphony of traffic never ceases — rickshaws, buses, and crowds push forward in a relentless tide of movement. Amid this everyday hustle, the city’s roads present a dangerous paradox: they are both lifelines and lethal threats.
11 October 2024
Dreams shattered on road
Malaysian expat Kashem Sheikh, 40, from Maksudpur of Gopalganj, wanted to make his elder son Mursalin Sheikh, 8, a “hafez”, a person who memorises the Quran.
11 May 2024
Four of a family among five killed as private car, truck collide in Habiganj
The family members met the tragic accident while returning home after receiving someone at Dhaka airport
2 May 2024
Seventh grader killed by DSCC garbage truck
A 13-year-old schoolboy was killed after being run over by a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in the city’s Madinabagh area on Thursday night.
26 April 2024
Sunamganj’s famous singer Pagol Hasan among two killed in bus-autorickshaw collision
Famous singer Pagol Hasan was among two people killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sunamganj's Chhatak upazila this morning.
18 April 2024
Musician Pagol Hasan killed in road accident
In a tragic accident in Sunamganj's Chhatak, a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including popular musician Pagol Hasan.
18 April 2024