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