road crash

3 Air Force men killed in road crash at Dhaka airport’s 3rd terminal

A pickup on routine duty lost control and fell from a flyover
1 September 2026

Road crash kills 3 air force personnel near 3rd Terminal

Three air force personnel were killed and four others injured when their pickup lost control and fell from the first level of the third terminal flyover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last night.
1 September 2026

We need a road safety law built on 'forgiving roads'

Every day, people in Bangladesh leave home expecting to return safely, but for too many, that expectation never comes to pass.
10 August 2026

438 killed in 472 road crashes in June: RSF

Road Safety Foundation says motorcycle crashes account for 134 deaths
5 July 2026

This recurring road carnage has to stop

Innovative solutions and political will key to curbing crash fatalities.
7 May 2026

Preventable deaths on roads must stop

Road safety must be made a priority in political manifestos
6 January 2026

‘Road deaths cannot be reduced without BRTA reform’

Dr Md Shamsul Hoque, professor of civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), talks to Monorom Polok of The Daily Star about the role of systemic failures and corruption behind the alarming rate of traffic fatalities in Bangladesh, and the critical structural reforms required to curb it.
22 October 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

RU student killed in motorcycle, rickshaw collision

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

Mother, daughter among four killed on roads

At least four people, including a mother and her infant daughter, were killed, and 20 others were injured in road crashes in Pabna and Mymensingh yesterday.
11 June 2025

8,543 killed on roads in 2024

The number of road crashes and fatalities in Bangladesh increased last year, with motorcycle-related incidents accounting for nearly one-third of all crashes and casualties, according to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
4 January 2025

Compensation mechanism for road crashes still unclear

The act mentions a trust fund for victims, but it took four years after its passing for the fund to be set up.
22 October 2024

System reforms needed to deal with transport crisis

The core problem lies in the fragmented ownership of public transport.
22 October 2024

Deaths in crashes rising as roads remain unsafe

As of September this year, road crashes and fatalities have seen a year-on-year increase of more than 10 percent, according to government data.
21 October 2024

Eid journey: Road crashes kill 262 people in 13 days

At least 262 people were killed and 543 were injured in 251 road crashes in the 13 days centring the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, Road Safety Foundation said today
24 June 2024

The constant terror of road crashes

Will we ever see an end to this menace?
20 April 2024

Government's fatal apathy towards road safety

What’s most appalling is how common these violations of crucial road safety measures are in our country
18 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