Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA)

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.

National Road Safety Day / Road crash victims deserve a better compensation scheme

Questions have been raised by road safety activists as to whether a human life can be valued at only Tk 5 lakh.

The undelivered promise of road safety

Govt attitude must change for such tragedies to end

Can we finally expect a decline in road crashes?

Launch of the largest-ever road safety project in Bangladesh brings hope but also familiar concerns

Why is 1 in 5 buses in Dhaka unfit?

Authorities must wake up from their perpetual slumber and address the anarchy in the transport sector

Good idea, bad planning

RHD decision to scrap outdated commercial vehicles must be implemented properly

A suspicious BRTA diktat

BRTA must work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure road safety

We need reliable official data on road crashes

Reliable data key to preventing road crashes and casualties

Highway accident or murder?

A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system

April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024

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.

October 22, 2023
October 22, 2023

Road crash victims deserve a better compensation scheme

Questions have been raised by road safety activists as to whether a human life can be valued at only Tk 5 lakh.

July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023

The undelivered promise of road safety

Govt attitude must change for such tragedies to end

June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023

Can we finally expect a decline in road crashes?

Launch of the largest-ever road safety project in Bangladesh brings hope but also familiar concerns

June 9, 2023
June 9, 2023

Why is 1 in 5 buses in Dhaka unfit?

Authorities must wake up from their perpetual slumber and address the anarchy in the transport sector

May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023

Good idea, bad planning

RHD decision to scrap outdated commercial vehicles must be implemented properly

April 14, 2023
April 14, 2023

A suspicious BRTA diktat

BRTA must work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure road safety

April 12, 2023
April 12, 2023

We need reliable official data on road crashes

Reliable data key to preventing road crashes and casualties

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Highway accident or murder?

A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system

March 19, 2023
March 19, 2023

Sales of electric vehicles rising gradually

Electric vehicles (EVs), including plug-in hybrids, will one day dominate the automobile market in Bangladesh as the demand for cars run on alternative fuel is slowly gaining ground, according to importers and distributors.