In a troubling recurrence for our city's modern transit ambitions, a second incident involving a critical component of the Metro Rail viaduct has occurred, this time with fatal consequences. The ...

Bearing pads are the unsung heroes of any elevated rail or road network, like metro rails, according to Prof Md Shamsul Hoque, director of Buet's Accident Research Institute. Made of an elastomeric ...

After the fatal metro rail accident, questions are mounting over how a bearing pad -- which supports viaducts weighing hundreds of tonnes -- could fall off again, just 13 months after a similar ...

A tragic accident on Sunday claimed the life of Abul Kalam Azad, a young man who was struck by a falling bearing pad, an essential component designed to absorb vibration in metro rail operations, near ...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has formed a five-member committee to investigate the death of a pedestrian caused by a falling metro rail bearing pad in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday ...

The metro rail authorities will take full responsibility for the family of a man who was killed after being hit by a bearing pad that fell from an overhead section of the urban train line, according ...

A bearing pad—also known as a bridge bearing—is a small but critical component in large infrastructure projects such as bridges, elevated expressways, and metro rail viaducts. It serves as the ...

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in China has undergone a five-day testing process ahead of the scheduled opening in late September. The load test is the final step before it is considered safe to ...