8543 lives lost on roads in 2024
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...

66 dead in Ethiopia road accident
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...

Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting
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
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...

Sylhet saw 34 deaths in 36 road accidents in October
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...

Two motorcyclists killed in Narayanganj road accident
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
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...