Farmgate metro rail accident
Metro mishap exposes legal void in victim compensation
The death of a pedestrian and injuries to two others -- caused by a bearing pad that fell from a metro rail pillar on Sunday -- have exposed a critical gap in the legal framework regarding compensation for victims of metro rail-related accidents.
28 October 2025, 18:11 PM
What price are we paying for ‘progress’?
Abul Kalam Azad did not die in an accident -- he was killed
28 October 2025, 05:19 AM
Metro tragedy exposes fatal supervision failure
The government must conduct a full independent safety review
27 October 2025, 14:30 PM
‘Tell him to bring Coke and chocolate’
In Shariatpur, a young mother mourns as two children wait for the father who will never return
27 October 2025, 11:26 AM
Death fell from above and Dhaka looked away
The metro tragedy is not just another fatal accident, it's an indictment of our city's apathy
27 October 2025, 09:02 AM
Metro probe body revised, brought under CA’s special assistant amid criticism
Road ministry adds new member, raising the total number of members to six
27 October 2025, 07:37 AM
Metro rail services fully resume with reopening of Shahbagh–Agargaon section
Many commuters were left stranded with no available transport options as Shahbagh–Agargaon services remain halted for nearly a day
27 October 2025, 04:33 AM
Metro’s 2nd pad fall rings alarm
Kills one, sparks service halt, Dhaka-wide traffic chaos; experts raise safety concerns
26 October 2025, 18:14 PM
‘What will this Tk 5 lakh do? This can never be compensation for a human life’
Brother of Abul Kalam Azad says; victim's wife calls death 'a murder'
26 October 2025, 14:53 PM
Uttara-Agargaon metro rail service resumes after 2.5hrs of suspension
Operations on Agargaon-Motijheel section unlikely today, DMTCL official says
26 October 2025, 09:39 AM
One killed as bearing pad of metro rail falls at Farmgate, train operations halted
Govt to provide Tk 5 lakh compensation to victim's family
26 October 2025, 07:10 AM