Road crashes claimed 585 lives across the country in January, said a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. Forty-six people killed in 44 railway accidents while 11 killed and one was injured in 13 waterway accidents, it said.The report was published on Saturday after analysing accident reports published in the
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Accidents on waterways killed 20,508 in 50 years
A total of 20,508 people were killed in 2,572 waterway accidents across the country in the last 50 years, said Poribesh Bachao Andolon (POBA). Besides, it said, these accidents had left scores of people injured and damaged movable properties worth over Tk 34.17 billion during the same period. It also said 80
The question of road and waterway safety
The chaotic situation of the public transport system in Bangladesh gets starkly visible every year during two biggest Muslim religious festivals – Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha – when an increased number of passengers are bound to their village homes from cities. Regardless of the road or the water way, accidents seem
Accidents on waterways declining: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said accidents on waterways are declining in the country because of changes in vessel designs, implementation of necessary measures and stronger monitoring. “We used to see major accidents during holidays every year. Now such accidents have decreased. But I would not say these have totally