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As many as 441 people including 63 children were killed and 1,128 others injured in 486 road accidents across the country in October, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation (RSF). Dhaka division recorded the highest number of accidents at 121, resulting in 112 deaths, the RSF report released on Wednesday said. The report noted that the number of fatalities and accidents rose compared to September, increasing by 24 deaths and 40 accidents respectively. The RSF prepared the report based on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media. Read more: RSF identifies 314 accident-prone upazilas across Bangladesh, 139 as highly risky Among the deceased, 137 people died in 192 motorbike accidents, accounting for 31.06% of total fatalities though this figure was six fewer than in the previous month. The deceased also included 98 pedestrians, 56 drivers and their assistants. Besides, nine waterways accidents claimed at least 11 lives with four missing. Besides, 43  people were killed and 12 others injured in 46 accidents involving trains across Bangladesh last month. Read more: Three killed in Ctg motorcycle accidents  Of the total accidents, 166 accidents occurred on the national highways, 148 on regional roads, 81 on rural roads and 87 on city roads, said the report. According to the report, 24.89% accidents occurred in Dhaka division, 11.52% in Rajshahi, 21.39% in Chattogram, 13.16% in Khulna, 6.37% in Barishal, 5.34% in Sylhet, 11.31% in Rangpur and 5.96% in Mymensingh division. Sylhet division saw 26 accidents with lowest 24 deaths during the same period, said the report. The RSF identified several key factors behind the rise in road accidents including faulty vehicles, reckless driving, drivers’ incompetence or illness, unsettled wages and working hours, low-speed traffic on highways, risky motorcycling by youth, frequent violation of traffic rules, poor traffic management, inefficiency of the BRTA, and extortion in the transport sector. The RSF urged the concerned authorities to take necessary measures to improve road safety across the country. Read more: 428 lives lost on roads in August in Bangladesh: RSF

A pedestrian was killed after a bearing pad (spring) fell from a metro rail pillar near Farmgate Station in the capital on Sunday noon, prompting authorities to suspend metro services. The incident took place around 12:15 pm in front of the Bangladesh Agricultural Institute, adjacent to the Farmgate Metro Station, said Tejgaon Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Mobarak Hossain. Sub-inspector (SI) Nazrul Islam said they had informed metro authorities about the fallen bearing pad. “Metro services have been halted for now and legal procedures are underway after recovering the body,” he added. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam Azad, a resident of Kishorkathi village in Naria upazila of Shariatpur district. Dhaka's street chaos takes root beneath its Metro Rail Witnesses said a heavy metal object suddenly fell from above and struck the man on the head while he was walking past the area. He suffered critical injuries and severe bleeding on the spot and locals rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead. According to Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), metro services between Uttara and Motijheel were suspended from 12:30 pm following the accident. The resumption time has yet to be confirmed. A similar incident occurred on September 18 last year when a bearing pad got loose, halting metro operations for about 11 hours but causing no casualties. Bearing pads are specialised rubber components installed at the joints between piers and viaducts to absorb vibration and support structural movement.  

Three people, including two motorcyclists and a pedestrian, were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram on Wednesday night. Police said the accidents took place in Halishahar area of the Faujdarhat–Port Link Road and near Akmal Ali Point in port area. The deceased were identified as Shahriar Aziz Anik, 26, Md Sohan, 25, and a pedestrian named Shahjahan, 48. Halishahar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Zakir Hossain said that around 11:30pm, a motorcycle lost control on the rain-slicked Faujdarhat Toll Road near Chittagong Filling Station and collided with another vehicle from behind. Oman road accident kills 8 Bangladeshis, 7 from Swandip The crash left Shahriar and Sohan dead on the spot. Their bodies were sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital morgue, the OC added. In another incident, Shahjahan died after being hit by a speeding motorcycle on Ring Road near Akmal Ali Link Road under EPZ Police Station. EPZ Police Station said the victim was walking along the roadside when the motorcycle struck him. He sustained critical injuries and died on the way to hospital. The motorcyclist fled the scene, leaving the bike behind. Police later seized the vehicle.

What was meant to be a joyful homecoming turned into an unimaginable tragedy for Oman expatriate Bahar Uddin, as seven members of his family, including two young children, lost their lives in a devastating road accident in Noakhali on Wednesday. The family, residents of Choupalli village in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur, had set off in a microbus from Dhaka after receiving Bahar from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, where he had just returned following years of work abroad. But the celebration never came. On their way back home in Laxmipur, the microbus veered off the road and plunged into a roadside canal, killing seven of the passengers instantly. Bahar was being accompanied by 12 family members. The fatal accident occurred around 5:40am, when the microbus lost control and fell into the canal at Chandraganj Dakshin Bazar in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district, said officer-in-charge (OC) of Chandraganj Highway Police Station Md Mobarak Hossain Bhuiyan. The deceased were identified as Bahar’s mother Morshida Begum, 50, his wife Kabita, 22, his two-year-old daughter Mim Akter, maternal grandmother Faizunnessa, 60, sister-in-law Laboni Akter, 25, (wife of Bahar’s elder brother), and Laboni’s two daughters, Lamia, 8, and Reshma, 9. Noakhali road crash leaves seven dead

Three Bangladeshi men were killed and two others injured after a multi-purpose vehicle they were in skidded off the road at East Coast Highway (LPT) 1 near in Kuantan of Malaysia on Friday. There deceased were driver Sabber Hasan, 30 and two passengers- Jahid Hasan, 21, and Abdullah, 24. Acting Kuantan police chief Adli Mat Daud said an initial investigation found that they were travelling from Kuantan to Kuala Lumpur and the driver was believed to have lost control of the vehicle, causing it to skid to the left side of the road. 2 passenger go missing, 28 injured in Sylhet bus plunge The two injured passengers, Habib Bissas, 45, and Maniram Chandra Bas, 40, were sent to the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital here for treatment, he said in a statement. Adli also said the initial investigation found that the driver did not have a valid driving licence, and that the vehicle’s road tax had expired last May.

Three passengers were killed and at least 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses in the Karimpur area on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur on Thursday morning. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Maruf Hossain of Faridpur Police said the two buses coming from opposite directions collided head-on. “Two passengers died on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital. Several of the injured are reported to be in critical condition,” he said. The injured were taken to Faridpur Medical College Hospital. 2 platoons of BGB deployed in Faridpur ahead of NCP rally According to the police official, the accident occurred between a Royal Paribahan bus travelling from Satkhira to Dhaka and a local bus heading from Faridpur to Magura. Upon information, police from Kanaipur Highway Police Station rushed to the scene, rescued the injured and took them to local hospitals for treatment.

Two people were killed and two others injured when a microbus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Anwara-Banshkhali PBA road at Mazar Gate in Anwara upazila of Chattogram district on Saturday. One of the deceased was identified as Md Yeasin, 43, son of Golam Shafi while the identity of another could not be known immediately. The Banshkhali-bound microbus rammed into the CNG-run-auto-rickshaw in the morning, leaving two passengers of the auto-rickshaw dead on the spot and two others injured, said Manir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Anwara Police Station. The injured were taken to a local hospital where the doctors referred them to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.    

Three people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Manik 35, the microbus driver from Hariharpur in Dinajpur Sadar and son of late Abul, Delwar Hossain 45, a treasury official from Hajipara in Thakurgaon town and son of late Hafizur Rahman. The identity of  another deceased could not be confirmed immediately. The accident occurred around 6am amid light rain on the Dinajpur-Thakurgaon highway in the Chabbish Mile area, said Md Raihan, sub-inspector of Birganj police station. Ferry services on Chandraghona-Raikhali route resume after 5 days The Thakurgaon-bound cement-laden truck collided head-on with the microbus coming from Thakurgaon, leaving two people, including the microbus driver, dead on the spot, he said. Another person died on the way to Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital. The injured were admitted to Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital.  

Three people were killed in two separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar early Monday and on Sunday night. Around 6:00am on Monday, a Dhaka-bound Nabil Paribahan bus lost control and hit a road divider, killing its helper on the spot, said witnesses. The deceased was identified as Md Anwarul Islam, 35, hailed from Panchagarh district. Over 600 killed in road accidents across Bangladesh in March Meanwhile, a private knocked down two pedestrians in Bank Town area on the Dhaka-Aricha highway while making a U-turn , leaving, both dead on the spot, said police. The deceased were identified as Archana Rani, 39, and Ridoy Chandra Das, 23, from Netrakona district. Savar police sergeant Md Shariful Islam confirmed the deaths.    

Sixteen-year-old Naim, who dreamt of a bright future through success in his SSC examinations, saw his and his family’s hopes shattered by a cruel twist of fate. On a sunny Sunday afternoon, just moments after finishing his exam, Naim’s life came to a tragic halt. While crossing the road near BNS Centre in the Azampur area of Uttara, a speeding truck struck him down. Witnesses said the young boy, still carrying the weight of his exam scripts and future ambitions, was left critically injured on the road. His classmates, overcome with panic and fear, rushed to his aid. They first took him to a nearby hospital, desperately trying to save their friend. Later, he was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s emergency department at around 3:15 pm. But despite the frantic efforts, doctors declared Naim dead. Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, said Naim’s body was there at the hospital morgue. Locals, enraged and heartbroken, managed to stop the truck responsible for the tragedy. SSC examinee dies after being hit by truck at Uttara Originally from Haluaghat upazila in Mymensingh, Naim, a commerce group student at Uttara High School and College, had been living with his family in Pakuria, Uttara. This year’s SSC and equivalent examinations, which began on April 10, involve nearly two million students across Bangladesh. Each student, like Naim, carries the hope of their family and community — hopes that, in Naim’s case, were extinguished in an instant. The tragedy also underscores a grim reality: road safety in Bangladesh remains a critical issue. In 2024 alone, 7,294 lives were lost and 12,019 people were injured in 6,927 road accidents nationwide, according to the Road Safety Foundation. Every statistic carries a name, a face, a story— and now, Naim’s is among them. His death is not just a number; it is a devastating reminder of lives unfulfilled and futures stolen. As his grieving family prepares to bury their son, and as his classmates face the daunting task of completing their exams with broken hearts, one question haunts Uttara’s streets today: How many more dreams must die before Bangladesh’s roads are made safe?