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8543 lives lost on roads in 2024

A total of 8,543 people lost their lives, and 12,608 were injured in road accidents across the country in 2024, reports UNB. General Secretary of Jatri Kalyan Samity Mojammel Hossain Chowdhury revealed the annual report of the organisation on road accidents at a press conference held at the...

Five killed in firework chaos in Germany

CNN reported five people were killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents involving fireworks marred New Years Eve celebrations in Germany. Despite calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, they continue to be a significant part of New Years...

66 dead in Ethiopia road accident

More than 60 people have died after a road accident in southern Ethiopia, the local health authority said on Sunday, reports The Guardian. Sidama state is in the south of Ethiopia, some 300 kilometres (180 miles) south of the capital Addis Ababa. The Sidama Regional Health Bureau said on...

Teen actor Hudson Meek, known for Baby Driver, dies after falling from moving vehicle

Hudson Meek, the 16-year-old actor best known for his role in Baby Driver, tragically passed away last week after falling from a moving vehicle in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, as reported by CNN affiliate WVTM. CNN on Thursday (Washington local time) reported that on December 19, Meek suffered blunt...

12 dead, 3 injured in explosives factory blast in western Turkiye

A powerful explosion at an explosives factory in the Karesi district of Balıkesir, western Turkiye, claimed 12 lives and left three others injured on Tuesday, reads a Daily Sabah report. The incident occurred in the factorys capsule production section in the rural Kavaklı neighborhood. The...

52 killed in 2 bus accidents in central Afghanistan

Two bus accidents involving a fuel tanker and a truck on a highway through central Afghanistan killed at least 52 people and injured 68, a provincial official said Thursday. The accidents happened in Ghazni province on the same highway between the capital Kabul and southern Kandahar city late...

Five killed in road accident in Cox’s Bazar

At least five persons including three of a family were killed following a collision on head between a CNG auto-rickshaw and a dump truck in Hazibazar area under Pekua upazila here Thursday morning, reports BSS. The deceased were identified as Feroz Ahmad, 49, hailed from Madhyam Madarsha area of...

4 killed in Gazipur road crash

Four people were killed when a rickshaw was sandwiched between a truck and a covered van on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Bhogra Bypass area on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Saleha Akter, 26, Imran hossain Rajon, 38, Md Mamun, 23 and Md Dulal, 42. According to hospital and...

2 killed in train accident

Two people were killed after being run over by a speeding train in Gazipurs Tongi on Monday night. Their identities could not be known yet but it is suspected that they were father and son, police said quoting locals on Tuesday, reports UNB. According to SI Choton Sharma of Tongi Railway...

Four dead, 20 injured in bus-truck collision on Dinajpur highway

At least four people, including two drivers, were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Dinajpur on Friday morning, according to police. The accident took place around 8:30 a.m. at the Chakai intersection on the Dinajpur-Panchagarh highway, said Abdul...

Thousands of UAE homeowners become 'accidental millionaires' as property prices surge

A significant rise in property prices has transformed thousands of Dubai homeowners into accidental millionaires, according to a recent analysis by global real estate consultancy Knight Frank. The report highlights that nearly one in every five homes in Dubai is now valued at over $1 million, a...

Four killed in separate road accidents in Natore

Local police said that at least four people were killed in two separate road accidents in Natore on Tuesday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Alfu, 55, Mostakim Sheikh, 23, Motaleb Hossain, 45, and Shah Alam, 47. Ismail Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Banpara Highway Police Station,...

475 killed in 452 road accidents in October

The month of October witnessed 452 road accidents in the country, leaving 475 people dead and 815 injured, according to a report by Jatri Kalyan Samity, the road safety advocates. Samity General Secretary Mohammad Mozammel Haque Chowdhury shared the findings at a press conference in the capital...

Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting

Garment factory workers in Gazipur are protesting by blocking the Nabinagar-Chandra road in the Tetuibari area under Kashimpur police station. The protest comes in response to injuries sustained by workers in a recent road accident. According to sources from workers, police, and local residents,...

469 dead, 837 injured in Oct road accidents

Bangladesh saw 443 road accidents in October, claiming the lives of 469 people and injuring 837 others, reports UNB. Among the deceased were 74 women and 66 children. A total of 208 motorbike-related accidents led to 196 deaths, comprising 41.79 percent of the total fatalities, with a...

Biker, pillion rider killed in Chattogram road crash

Two people including a motorcyclist were killed as the motorbike crashed into a lamp post on the Chattogram Elevated Expressway in EPZ area of Chattogram on Friday midnight, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Md Moktar, 28 and Md Rubel, 36, residents of Sadarghat area. The accident...

Three killed in Satkhira road accident

Police said that three people were killed in a road accident on Satkhira-Khulna highway in Satkhira Sadar upazila early Thursday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Arizul Gazi, 28, son of Akbar Ali Gazi, of Jashores Jhikargacha upazila, Asadul Islam Fakir, 55, son of Shamsur Kabir of...

Road accident claims two lives in Moulvibazar

Two college students died and three others, including a child, were injured when an autorickshaw lost control and overturned in the Bottola area of Kamolganj upazila, Moulvibazar, on Wednesday morning. Syed Ifthekhar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kamalganj Police Station, confirmed this....

Sylhet saw 34 deaths in 36 road accidents in October

As many as 34 people were killed and 76 injured in 36 road accidents in Sylhet Division in October, said a report of Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa), Sylhet, reports UNB. Among the deceased 13 people were killed in accidents, involving motorbikes, five were passengers of CNG-run auto-rickshaw or...

36 killed as bus falls in gorge in Uttarakhand

At least 36 people were killed and several others were injured on Monday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhands Almora district, reports NDTV. According to district authorities, the 45-seater passenger bus fell into a 200-metre-deep gorge at Marchula on Monday morning while travelling...

4 killed in collision between motorcycles near Padma Bridge

Four people were killed in a head-on collision between two motorcycles near the toll plaza of the Padma Bridge South police station in Zajira, Shariatpur, late on Sunday, reports Dhaka Tribune. The deceased were identified as Arman, 18, Khidir, 20, Nabil, 17, and Sayem, 20. Police said that...

Two motorcyclists killed in Narayanganj road accident

Two motorbike riders were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sonargaon area of Narayanganj district on Friday night, reports BSS. The deceased were identified as Saiful Islam, 19, son of Kamal Hossain and Jahidul Islam, 19, son of Alamgir Hossain of Mijmiji para of...

Bangladesh records 60,000 road accidents,105,000 deaths in 11 years

According to a report from the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity on Monday, there were 60,980 road accidents in Bangladesh between 2014 and September 2024, causing 105,338 deaths and 149,847 injuries. The Association came up with the shocking statistics during a discussion meeting held at the Dhaka...