Three were killed and two others injured when a truck hit an engine-driven rickshaw-van on Khulna-Mongla highway at Rampal in Bagerhat this morning. Md Saeed Moral (45) died on the spot. Four people including the driver were injured. After rescuing the injured, taking them to the health complex of Rampal upazila, doctors declared two others dead. The deceased are Md Saeed Moral, son of Rezzak Moral, Md Azad Moral, son of Ekhlas Moral and Mohammad Moni Mallik, son of Maqbul Mallik. All of them were the passengers of the rickshaw-van. Inspector of Special Branch of Bagerhat District Police, Mohammad Babul Akhter, confirmed the matter. The Police seized the truck and detained its driver.

6 workers were killed and 8 more were injured when a labor truck fell into a ditch at Sajek in Rangamati.  The accident took place at Nobboi Degree area of the Udaipur border road on Wednesday afternoon (April 24). According to some sources, 14 workers in a dump truck were going to work for the construction of the border road from Khagrachari to Sajek when the vehicle lost control and fell down the mountain slope. 6 people died on the spot, Atulal Chakma, chairman of Sajek Union Parishad confirmed the matter.  Additional Superintendent of Police (Baghaichari Circle) Md. Abdul Awal said that, the police BGB and the army reached to the spot to rescue the injured and the dead.

At least 407 people were killed in 399 accidents on the country's roads and highways during the Eid-ul-Fitr this year. In addition, 1398 people were injured. This information has revealed in the observation of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury,  secretary general of the organisation disclosed this information at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) in the capital on Saturday (April 20).  He said in a written statement that 407 people were killed and 1398 people were injured among 399 road accidents in last 15 days from the starting of Eid journey 4 April to 18 April when return to workplace. In last Eid-Ul-Fitr 2023, 328 people were killed and 565 were injured among 304 road accidents. Comparing to last year, road accidents 31.25%, Loss of life 24.08%, and Injured 147.43% has increased. According to the reports, motorcycle accidents were in top of road accidents as usual. 165 people were killed and 240 people were injured among 198 motorcycle accidents in this Eid which is 49.62% of road accidents, 40.54% of killed people and 30.37% of injured people. During this period, 24 people were killed and 21 injured in 18 accidents on the railway. Seven people were killed and five injured in two accidents on waterways. A total of 438 people were killed and 1,424 others injured in 419 accidents on road, rail and waterways.  

Panchagarh Express derails in Tangail. As a result, the rail communication between Dhaka and North Bengal has been disrupted. The accident took place in the Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail around 9pm on Monday (March 18). Rezaul Karim, a station master of the railway station confirmed the matter to the reporters. He said four wheels of a carriage derailed while the Panchagarh Express was going to Dhaka. The accident occurred due to a fault in the wheel of the train. However, the railway authorities started work to salvage the carriage as soon as possible. Earlier on Sunday (March 17), the Bijoy Express train with it's nine carriage fell on the railway track at Nangalkot in Comilla. At least 15 people were injured in the incident.

Five people have been killed in a head-on collision between a pickup truck and a mini truck (Leguna) at ‎Jaintiapur in Sylhet. The accident took place on Sylhet-Tamabil highway on Monday (March 18) afternoon.  The deceased were identified as Mangali Patra (55), Sabitri Patra (35), Suchita Patra (35), Ritu Patra (8) and six-month-old Bijli who is the daughter of Suchita Patra.  According to the locals, the pickup van coming from the opposite direction collided head-on with the Leguna in front of the Rural Electrification Office.  Ten members of the same family, including women and children, were injured. The injured were taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) where doctors declared three of them dead.  Later, two more died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

A fire broke out at a six-storey building in the capital's Hatirpool area on Wednesday morning. Seven units of fire service worked for two and a half hours to bring the fire under control. Assistant Director of Fire Service and Civil Defense, Anwarul Haque, confirmed the matter at 8:45 pm on Thursday (March 14). He said,  "We got information about the fire at 6:04 pm. The fire was brought under control by 8:37 p.m. The fire is not yet completely extinguished. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained. We will work on it after the fire is completely extinguished."

At least seven people were killed in a collision between a bus and a auto-rickshaw. The accident took place in the Parerhat area of Pirojpur around 12:30pm. The incident took place at Jhautala bus stand are on Friday (March 8). The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Pirojpur Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Kamruzzaman confirmed the matter to the reporters. He said that the incident took place at Jhautala area of Parerhat road at noon. The fire service recovered seven dead bodies so far and sent them to the hospital. The death toll in the accident may increase.