Every time there is a major road accident, some issues inevitably come to the fore: either the vehicles involved do not have the required documents or the drivers are without valid licences or both.
Indiscipline continues to reign supreme on the roads, taking a heavy toll on lives and properties, as the government’s steps to address the malaise remain perfunctory, experts said.
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A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.
A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system
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A sharp and unregulated growth of vehicles, especially motorcycles and three-wheelers, over the last few years has resulted in a spike in the numbers of road crashes and casualties.
At least 519 people died and 961 suffered injuries in 458 accidents across the country in August this year, Road Safety Foundation, a non-government organisation, said in a press release today (September 3, 2022).
At least 641 people were killed and 1,364 injured in 528 road accidents across the country in May, according to Road Safety Foundation.
Road accidents claimed the lives of at least 29 people and left dozens others injured during the three-day Eid vacation till Sunday.
At least 2,297 people were killed and 5,480 injured in road accidents in the last six months, a sharp rise in the death toll compared to the same period last year, said an organisation campaigning for safety in the transport sector.
The fatal road crash in Rangpur, caused apparently by rash driving of a coach helper, once again points to the worsening state of lawlessness prevailing in the transport sector.
The High Court directes the government to take necessary steps for providing emergency medical services to all critically injured persons in government and private hospitals across the country
The High Court (HC) ordered the government to implement 28 guidelines by a seven-member expert committee formed under a court order...
Separate road accidents in Habiganj and Moulvibazar districts leave six people killed and five others injured.
Low speed and slippery driving make CNG-run auto-rickshaws ideal prey for road crashes causing loss of innocent lives on the highways.
We cannot agree entirely with the view that road accidents and the resultant deaths do not elicit enough public reaction.
The traffic authorities must play a more active role in identifying and holding accountable reckless driving, speeding and unfit and overloaded vehicles.
A number of people are being killed and maimed almost every day in road accidents both in the cities as well as in the highways across Bangladesh.