Drivers asked to be careful

Families of road accident victims at a human chain yesterday urged drivers to be careful on the roads and highways, keeping in mind the risks associated with road accidents.
Expressing frustration over government inaction after deaths in road accidents, they said these priceless lives are being lost to road accidents, which is a form of “murder”.
The human chain was organised by Physically Challenged Development Foundation at the base of Aparajeya Bangla in Dhaka University (DU).
They said demise of thousands of the country's citizens in road accidents is unacceptable in a civilized nation and called for stricter laws and their rapid implementation to stop such incidents.
DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Sidique and noted actor and campaigner of road safety Elias Kanchan also spoke at the programme.