The bus involved in yesterday’s accident that left 14 dead in Faridpur would not have been on the road had the government not caved in to transport associations’ demand for allowing over 20 years old buses on roads.
What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.
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
The number of vehicles with fitness clearance has dropped to a record low
The government has been directed by the High Court to form separate taskforce in all districts to monitor and stop unregistered and unfit vehicles.
The High Court yesterday directed the owners of the vehicles without valid fitness documents to collect their fitness certificates in two months, starting from August 1.
The High Court yesterday asked authorities concerned to submit a report before it on unfit and unregistered vehicles plying the streets and drivers without valid licences.
Damning reports along with horrendous pictures about the state of our transport sector were published in all our major national dailies yesterday.
The bus involved in yesterday’s accident that left 14 dead in Faridpur would not have been on the road had the government not caved in to transport associations’ demand for allowing over 20 years old buses on roads.
What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.
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
The number of vehicles with fitness clearance has dropped to a record low
The government has been directed by the High Court to form separate taskforce in all districts to monitor and stop unregistered and unfit vehicles.
The High Court yesterday directed the owners of the vehicles without valid fitness documents to collect their fitness certificates in two months, starting from August 1.
The High Court yesterday asked authorities concerned to submit a report before it on unfit and unregistered vehicles plying the streets and drivers without valid licences.
Damning reports along with horrendous pictures about the state of our transport sector were published in all our major national dailies yesterday.
Any unfit vehicle will not be allowed to run on the streets of Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwar says.