road accident

Unmasking the systemic crisis behind our deadly roads

A 2025 survey revealed that 63.29 percent of BRTA service recipients had to pay bribes. This is compounded by powerful syndicates and “token systems,” where unfit vehicles ply the roads under the very nose of the administration in exchange for fixed extortion.
29 March 2026

Five die after bus rams car on Dhaka-Chattogram highway

Victims included the car driver and four members of the same family
26 March 2026

Cumilla train-bus crash: Jamaat ameer demands probe and safety reforms

Shafiqur Rahman highlights transport system flaws and urges long-term measures
22 March 2026

3 killed as bus hits crowd in Feni

Chain accident triggered after crash and altercation on Dhaka-Chattogram highway
22 March 2026

One killed as truck hits stationary vehicle on Dhaka–Mawa Expressway

Traffic disrupted for a time after early morning collision in Srinagar
19 February 2026

Assistant presiding officer among two dead in Sherpur road crash

Accident occurred around 9:00am in the Jamalpur Bridge area
11 February 2026

34 yr-old banker crushed to death between two buses in Dhaka's Badda

He was on his way to the bank's head office in Gulshan
27 January 2026

Akshay Kumar safe after convoy vehicle accident in Mumbai

A vehicle from Akshay Kumar’s convoy was involved in a road accident on Monday night in Mumbai’s Juhu area. The actor and his wife Twinkle Khanna were travelling in a separate car ahead of the convoy and were not injured.
21 January 2026

Six killed in bus-auto rickshaw head-on crash in Madaripur

Bus veered into opposite lane in Sadar upazila
18 January 2026

Four traders killed as truck overturns at Rajshahi banana market

Truck skids in dense fog beside Rajshahi–Natore highway
1 January 2026

5 of a family killed in bus-microbus collision in Cox’s Bazar

Four women and one child are among the deceased
5 November 2025

Roads deadly, committees silent

After last year’s mass uprising, at least four key committees or task forces had been entrusted with overseeing road safety -- a critical issue long neglected, costing hundreds of lives annually
21 October 2025

70% of motorcyclists in Chattogram city exceed speed limits: Survey

Chattogram city sees a surge in road accidents, with 44 percent of vehicles violating speed limits
25 September 2025

73% of DNCC road crash victims pedestrians

Pedestrians, motorcyclists, and cyclists make up 95 percent of reported road traffic fatalities in Dhaka North City Corporation areas, according to a report.
22 September 2025

Road crashes claim 22 lives every day

At least 86,690 people were killed and 1,53,257 injured in 62,619 road crashes across the country over the last 11 years, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said yesterday.
13 September 2025

Funding uncertainty stalls post-crash response plan

The health authorities seek to roll out a post-crash response plan for the first time to reduce preventable deaths and disabilities resulting from road accidents, but funding uncertainties are delaying its implementation.
12 September 2025

The Cumilla crash exposes a systemic failure

The video of a crash in Cumilla last month presents the horrifying portrait of a system in collapse.
6 September 2025

RU student killed in motorcycle, rickshaw collision

The victim was dragged several yards by the auto-rickshaw
4 September 2025

Three killed as private car overturns on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway

The car rammed into a roadside railing and overturned
21 August 2025

Chander Gari skids off road, crushes woman to death in Bandarban; seven injured

Victims were on their way home from the weekly market
20 August 2025