Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA)

Ensure fair compensation for road crash victims

BRTA must fast-track the process to ease the suffering of the affected

Time to form a commission to ensure road safety

It is time to form a commission to drive reforms in transport sector

BRTA licence-seekers deserve better service

The authority needs to get its act together, start operating efficiently

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RHD decision to scrap outdated commercial vehicles must be implemented properly

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.

February 14, 2023
February 14, 2023

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.

February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023

Is this the best the BRTA can do?

New guideline on motorcycle is unlikely to be effective without wider reforms

February 4, 2023
February 4, 2023

How long before BRTA does its part?

Rampant irregularities and corruption must be checked

February 4, 2023
February 4, 2023

No licence, no bike

Nobody will be allowed to buy a motorcycle without a driving licence. Also, one would need a licence to get a motorcycle registered with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority.

January 17, 2023
January 17, 2023

A misguided approach to road safety

The claim that road safety campaigners are showing ‘fabricated’ data is troubling

January 9, 2023
January 9, 2023

Safe roads before smart cities

Time to put people’s safety at the heart of policymaking

January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023

BRTA must justify the increase in service fees with quality services

Another cost burden on citizens in Bangladesh