Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity
Opinion / Will anyone take responsibility for traffic deaths?
The Eid festivities in April marked a grim milestone with a record number of road traffic accidents and casualties.
Extend Eid vacation by 2 days: Jatri Kalyan Samity
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity today demanded that the government extend the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation by two days to ensure smooth and hassle-free journey of holidaymakers
'Scrap unfit, rundown buses'
Jatri Kalyan Samity says govt-managed transportation key to address the capital's traffic woes
Road accidents kill 21 people a day: BJKS
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity says during 2015-2022 at least 61,616 people were killed and 1.12 lakh injured in 44,171 incidents
Steps the government should take for Eid travellers
The upcoming national election means that the travelling woes for homeward bound people this Eid-ul-Azha will be tied to the government’s image issue.
Road crash deaths during Eid rush 21.1% lower than last year
At least 328 people were killed and 565 injured in 304 road accidents in 15 days (from April 15 to 29) during the Eid rush, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said
Give us road crash data before publishing, BRTA asks road safety orgs
The government has asked the non-government organisations working on road safety to inform the authorities concerned before releasing data on road crashes and casualties.
Casualties in Road Crashes: Campaigners question govt’s low numbers
For the first time, the road transport and bridges ministry has made public the statistics of road accidents and casualties for a particular month, January.
Raising fuel prices to appease IMF is anti-people: Jatri Kalyan Samity
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity has demanded the government immediately repeal its decision of hiking fuel prices to ease the already-existing sufferings of the people created by the price hikes of essentials.
Mozammel walks out of jail
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity Secretary General Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury is released from Dhaka Central Jail.
Extortion Case: Mozammel gets bail
A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, secretary general of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, in an extortion case.
Free Mozammel
While family members of road safety campaigner Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury sought the prime minister's intervention for his release in an extortion case, police yesterday moved to show him arrested in another case filed in February.
Road safety campaigner sent to jail
A Dhaka court yesterday sent Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, secretary general of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, to jail rejecting prayers for bail and remand in a case filed for extortion.
He signed the statement not knowing its contents
Md Dulal, the complainant of the extortion case filed against road safety campaigner Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, yesterday said he signed a computer-typed paper without knowing what was written on it.
Eid-time road crashes killed 259 people
Despite some measures taken by the authorities to ensure road safety following the recent student movement, the number of road accidents and causalities has increased during the Eid rush this year compared to last year's figures, according to a passenger welfare platform.
Jatri Kalyan Samity wants smooth journey during Eid
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity urges the government to take necessary measures so that no vehicle without fitness can ply on the highways during Eid rush.
‘Road crashes kill 2,123 in 4 months’
At least 2,123 people were killed and 5,558 injured in 1,871 road accidents in last four months across the country, which is higher than the same period of last year, a passenger platform says.
‘Ensure good management for railway instead’
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity protests the proposed hike in train fares saying the government can minimise losses by setting up a proper management process instead.