Metro rail death

Metro rail death

A member of the metro rail technical team works near the Farmgate metro rail station after the death of a pedestrian caused by a falling bearing pad on 26 October 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Probe finds faulty bearing pads, design flaws behind Farmgate metro accident

Investigators rule out possibilities of sabotage

A member of the metro rail technical team works near the Farmgate metro rail station after the death of a pedestrian caused by a falling bearing pad on 26 October 2025. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam/TBS

Past metro probe body prescribed what to do, but failed to detect main culprit: Experts

Irin Akhter breaks down in tears while holding her son Abdullah, at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital after losing her husband, Abul Kalam Azad, who was killed when a metro rail bearing pad fell on him near Farmgate station on 26 October 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Metro rail tragedy: Abul Kalam laid to eternal rest as village mourns his tragic death

Photo taken from the Mirpur 10 intersection shows complete gridlock as thousands of commuters desperately crowd buses, forced to risk their lives hanging from the doors of overfilled vehicles just to reach their workplaces. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Expressway accident worsens Dhaka traffic already strained by metro disruption

Abul Kalam Azad's last Facebook post, who was killed after a metro rail bearing pad collapsed in the capital's Farmgate area today (26 October). Photo: Collected

A heart-wrenching last post: Azad wished to 'escape from life' hours before metro rail mishap