The Latest Breaking News from Nargis Begum

Gas runs dry: Bangladesh factories shut, homes go dark

Bangladesh’s gas crisis has left the country’s once-busy Ashuganj fertiliser factory silent for more than a year, disrupting fertiliser production, forcing industries to cut output and contributing to power shortages and protests over fuel supplies.

The Times of India · Aug 23

Bangladesh's gas crisis hits factories, homes and transport

In the face of an acute natural gas scarcity, Bangladesh is witnessing the shutdown of key fertiliser plants, impacting hundreds of factories, including textile producers. This ongoing crisis has resulted in widespread power outages and challenges in household gas supply.

The Economic Times · Aug 23

Widow of astronomer killed in smart motorway crash has his ashes sent into space

Claire has been campaigning for a change in the law

Wales Online · May 30, 2023

Design of smart motorway contributed to woman's death, coroner says

“If there had been a hard shoulder, Nargis Begum would not be dead”

Wales Online · Sep 11, 2022

National Highways boss tells inquest smart motorways ‘are safer’

Nick Harris was giving evidence at the inquest into the death of Nargis Begum, who died on the M1 after getting out of a car her husband was driving.

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

Smart motorway system ‘dangerous and flawed’, inquest told

Nargis Begum died on a stretch of the M1 with no hard shoulder.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

National Highways will not face corporate manslaughter charges over fatal crashes on smart motorway

Nargis Begum, Jason Mercer and Alexandru Murgeanu were among 38 people who died on smart motorways in a five year period

Wales Online · Feb 1, 2022