News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 476 people were killed in traffic accidents across the country in September, according to a report by the Road Safety Foundation. They died in 407 separate accidents, with 794 injured in the past month. Road Safety Foundation published the report on Monday (3 October) citing that of the total ... Read more
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519 people killed in road accidents in August
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 519 people died in 458 road accidents across Bangladesh in August, according to a report compiled by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).Among the deceased were 64 women and 69 children.Another 961 people were injured in the accidents last month.Meanwhile, 172 people have been killed in 183 motorcycle accidents – ... Read more
Eleven people killed when train rams microbus at rail crossing in Ctg
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Collision between a train and a microbus at a rail crossing in Mirsharai, Chattogram, resulted in at least 11 dead and two others badly injured on Friday. The accident took place at a level crossing near Baro Takia Railway Station at around 1:30 pm on Friday. The number of fatalities was ... Read more
Bus strikes roadside tree in Bagerhat, leaving 2 dead and 15 injured
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A bus lost control and hit a roadside tree at Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat on Tuesday (July 26, 2022), leaving two passengers dead and fifteen others wounded. The deceased are Anwara Begum (40), of the Matiranga region of Khagrachhari district, and Moni Mallik (24), the son of Siddique Mallick of Sapleja ... Read more
Eden College student killed in Dhaka road accident
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A Eden Mahila College student died after she fell from a battery-run rickshaw in old Dhaka’s Bangshal area on early Thursday. The accident took place when Salma along with her cousin Mohamamd Hasan were heading towards her college hostel on the rickshaw from Sadarghat area. They returned to Dhaka on a ... Read more
Four teachers among five killed in Naogaon road accident
Five people, including four school and madrasa teachers, were killed after a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying them was hit by a truck in Sadar upazila of Naogaon this morning. The deceased have been identified as Delwar Hossain 45, assistant teacher of Panihara High School of Noagaon’s Niamatpur upazila; Makbul Hossain ,57, assistant teacher of
641 people killed in 528 accidents in May
Road Safety Foundation says At least 641 people were killed and 1,364 injured in 528 road accidents across the country in May, according to Road Safety Foundation. In a press release issued today (June 6, 2022), the non-government organisation said 84 among the deceased were women and 97 were
4 friends among 6 dead in road accident on the way to see Padma Bridge
Four friends – on their way to see the newly constructed Padma Bridge – were among six persons dead in a tragic road accident in Munshiganj early today. Three of the deceased were identified as Samad Gazi (24), Ahad (20), and Sifat (20), all hailing from Ichli upazila of Chandpur. Identities of the three other ... Read more
Three-way collision killed six in Kalukhali of Rajbari
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Six people were dead in a three-way collision – involving a truck, a private car and an easy bike – in Rajbari’s Kalukhali upazila on Wednesday morning. The accident took place at around 9:15am on Rajbari-Kushtia regional highway in front of fire service office in Chandpur area
Policeman killed in Dhaka road accident
A policeman was killed in a road accident at Kakrail crossing in Dhaka on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Md Shahidul Islam, 46, a constable of Gazipur Highway Police. He was from Iswarganj upazila in Mymensingh. Ramna police subinspector Subir Kumar Karmakar said that the accident took
‘Reckless driving’ claims 10 lives
25 hurt as bus crashes into tree Ten people, including a nine-year-old, died and 25 others were seriously injured as a bus of Jamuna Line Transport crashed into a tree in Sanuhar area of Ujirpur, Barishal, in the early morning yesterday. Survivors of the crash said they repeatedly asked the driver to slow down the ... Read more
Fun trip turns tragic
Three Buet staffers killed in Bandarban road crash; five labourers die in separate accident in Sirajganj Three tourists were killed and six others injured as a microbus carrying them crashed into a roadside ditch in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila Thusdayday morning. Among the victims are eight employees of Buet’s security unit, said police. Another road crash ... Read more
9 killed in bus, private car, motorcycle collision
5 of 2 families among the deceased At least nine people, including five members of two families, were killed and 25 others injured in a three-way collision among a passenger bus, private car and motorcycle in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj today (May 14, 2022). The mishap left three passengers and the driver of the car, ... Read more
Road crashes during eid rush: Motorbike accidents drove up death toll
Road crashes and deaths during the Eid rush saw a sharp rise this year compared to last year mainly due to an increase in motorbike accidents, two road safety organisations said yesterday. Though the Eid journey was relatively smooth this year, the number of deaths in road crashes went up by around 20 percent than ... Read more
Around 400 dead in accidents during Eid journey
Road Safety Foundation and Jatri Kalyan Samity say Around 400 people were dead in accidents across the country during Eid-ul-Fitr journey, according to two platforms working for commuter rights. Road Safety Foundation said at least 376 people were dead and 1,500 injured in 283 accidents in Bangladesh in 14 days (April 25-May 8) during
AIUB student dead as truck runs over bike in Bogura
A private university student was dead and two of his friends were injured after a truck ran over his bike in Bogura’s Fuldighi area on Bogura-Dhaka highway this evening (May 6, 2022). The deceased is Md Nowaj Al Saiman Ibne Mojid alias Bappy (25), resident of Fuldighi area under Shajahanpur upazila, reports our Bogura correspondent ... Read more
Chakaria Tragedy: Raktim Shil’s last rites held
The sraddha (last rites) of Raktim Shil, the sixth brother who died in the tragic road accident in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria upazila, was held yesterday. After fifteen days of fighting for his life, he succumbed to his injuries on February 22. Raktim used to run a small grocery shop at Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu upazila, said ... Read more
Five killed in Chandpur road accident while returning from wedding ceremony
Five people were killed as their private car fell into a roadside pond at Purba Naraha under Shahrasti upazila in Chandpur district early Wednesday. The deceased are Shahparan Tushar, 22, of village Ramdevpur, Shakil Hossain, 23, of village Narpaia, Rezaul Karim, 24, of village Chanpa Keshtala under Shahrasti in
Roktim succumbs to injuries after 5 brothers’ deaths on the road
Another victim of the Cox’s Bazar road tragedy died at a hospital on Tuesday. Roktim Shil, a victim of the tragic road accident in Chakaria of Cox’s Bazar which left his five brothers dead, succumbed to injuries at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) this morning. Roktim was declared dead at 11:00 am today, said CMCH ... Read more
On-duty police officer killed in road accident near Meghna-Gumti Bridge toll plaza
An on-duty sub-inspector of Daudkandi Highway Police was killed after an unidentified vehicle hit him near the toll plaza of the Cumilla-bound lane of the Meghna-Gumti Bridge early today. SI Md Jahangir (45) was crossing the road and died on the spot after the vehicle hit him, our Cumilla correspondent reports quoting Md Zahurul Haque, ... Read more