Two people, including the driver of a passenger bus, were killed and at least eight others injured after a goods-laden truck rammed the bus in Sirajganj early on Saturday. The accident occurred at around 1.30am on Saturday, 8 August, beneath the Nalka Overpass on the Jamuna Bridge West Link Highway. The passenger bus was travelling […]

An 18-year-old mechanic was killed after being struck by a train while walking along a railway track in the Paglar Pol area of Mahakhali in the capital on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Imran Hossain, son of Jamal Hossain of Kamarpukur village in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon. Imran had moved to Dhaka in […]

Motorcycle accidents have emerged as one of Bangladesh’s most serious road safety concerns, with 15,712 people killed and another 14,143 injured in motorcycle-related crashes over the past six-and-a-half years. The figures were highlighted in a report by the Road Safety Foundation, which examined motorcycle accidents across the country from 2020 to July this year. According […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 485 people during a 24-hour crime crackdown across the capital as part of its ongoing efforts to maintain public order and curb criminal activities. Police also seized narcotics, suspected criminal evidence, cash and several sharp and metal objects during the operation. The information was disclosed on Saturday, 8 August, by […]

Three people were killed and at least seven others injured after a bus collided head-on with a cattle-laden Nasimon in Gurudaspur of Natore on Saturday morning. The accident occurred at around 9am in the Nayabazar area of the Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway. Police said the bus was travelling from Dhaka, while the Nasimon was heading towards the […]