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Press Release / Uber and BRTA partners to promote road safety
Uber and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) have recently partnered to enhance awareness regarding road safety. As per a press release, Uber will support the regulatory body’s ongoing campaign and enforcement drive on vehicles for overspeeding through their app.
E-licence on smartphone is enough: BRTA
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has authorised the use of electronic driving licences (e-licences) in addition to the physical driving licence card
Air pollution is not for only one authority to tackle
Md Ziaul Haque, the director of Air Quality Management at the Department of Environment, talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the factors behind severe air pollution in the country and why concerted efforts are needed from all ministries and government agencies concerned to fight it.
News Analysis: Road safety a pipe dream?
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.
Another deadly month for road travellers
Crash figures from May show alarming lack of efforts from Bangladesh authorities
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
Commercial Vehicles: 74,000 set to go under crushers
Over 74,000 registered buses, trucks and other commercial vehicles are past their economic lifespan set by the government.
Why must Eid journeys be life-threatening?
Eid vacations in Bangladesh are a time of joy and celebration with family, but it can also quickly take a turn for worse owing to the risky journey back home.
Road Crash, Casualties: Even BRTA, police figures don’t tally
Road crash data from two government agencies does not match and this could lead to problems in making informed decisions on road safety
Fuel price cut won't benefit passengers
Bus operators are reluctant to reduce fares despite a cut in fuel prices.
Opinion: arresting for traffic rules violation is a crazy idea
In a country where corrupt practices dominate traffic rules and laws, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has prepared a draft law under which police would not require any warrant to arrest anyone for violation of traffic rules. Police lodge around 70,000 cases a month and there is a huge backlog of cases. Will this new law, if passed, help the situation?
PM may consider if tariff hike seems intolerable: Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says if the power and gas price hike seems “intolerable” for the people, the prime minister might consider the issue.
Curb on unregistered motorbikes from June
Police will crack down unregistered motorbikes from June 3, Inspector General of Police Shahidul Haque say on Sunday.
One more ghastly murder in the city
IN a macabre attack with a hammer, a former college teacher was murdered in her apartment in the capital on Monday.
‘Guest' kills top BRTA official’s wife in Dhaka
Posing as guest, a man enters the house of BRTA deputy director in Mohammadpur and attacks the family members, leaving the official’s wife dead. The severely injured BRTA official and their two daughters are now undergoing treatment at hospital.