Road accidents

Road accidents

An unmarked speed breaker on a Hatirjheel road. Photo: TBS

Hatirjheel roads turn hazardous due to unmarked speed breakers

Accidents are reportedly on the rise in Hatirjheel roads due to unmarked speed breakers, potholes, and poor maintenance, according to local residents and drivers

An unidentified woman was killed by a speeding pickup in front of Forazi Hospital. Photo: UNB

Youth killed in Patuakhali road accident

This file photo shows a bus and a microbus that collided head-on at the Chunati Jangalia portion of the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway on 2 April 2025. Photo: TBS

314 accident-prone upazilas identified, 139 classified as highly risky

A truck and a bus involved in an accident that left two people killed and 10 injured in Munshiganj on 13 June 2025. File Photo: TBS

Road accidents claim 312 lives in 12 days during Eid holidays: RSF

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18 killed in road crashes nationwide in six days

A Barisal Express bus that kept speeding for six kilometers despite its roof was torn off after hitting a covered van on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway. Photo: TBS

Why Dhaka-Mawa Expressway is becoming a hotspot for deadly crashes

Sections of central reservation have been cut to create pathways for shortcut crossing on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Three-wheelers and other vehicles use these cut-throughs in an extremely risky manner, posing a threat to the safety of the highway. The photo was taken from Miar Bazar in Cumilla’s Chouddogram on Saturday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Dhaka-Chattogram Highway: Illegal crossings fuel deadly accidents

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Over 30% of road deaths linked to motorbike crashes, reckless riding blamed

Motorcyclists wait in front of the Padma Bridge toll plaza ahead of the Eid vacation on 28 March 2025. Photo: TBS

Eid journey: Road to celebration or road to tragedy?

A bus crashed into a tree in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on 22 February. Photo: UNB

87 children among 578 killed in road accidents in February: Road Safety Foundation

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Motorbikes behind most road crash fatalities in Jan: Study

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan speaks at a discussion in Dhaka's Osmani Memorial Auditorium on 22 October 2024. Photo: PID

Govt working to control road accidents: Adviser Fouzul

Representational image of accident. Photo: Collected

92 killed, 104 injured in road accidents in five days of Eid holidays: BRTA