road accidents

BRTA licence-seekers deserve better service

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

National road safety day / Deaths in crashes rising as roads remain unsafe

As of September this year, road crashes and fatalities have seen a year-on-year increase of more than 10 percent, according to government data.

Must commuters risk their lives every Eid?

The government must take effective actions to prevent road crashes

Motorcycles, easy bikes major causes of road accidents: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said motorcycles and easy bikes are causing the highest number of road accidents across the country

When will sanity return to our roads?

What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.

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.

Road Accidents: Casualties keep mounting for indiscipline

Indiscipline continues to reign supreme on the roads, taking a heavy toll on lives and properties, as the government’s steps to address the malaise remain perfunctory, experts said.

We need reliable official data on road crashes

Reliable data key to preventing road crashes and casualties

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Not road accidents, but ‘murder’ by neglect

A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.

October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024

BRTA licence-seekers deserve better service

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

October 22, 2024
October 22, 2024

Deaths in crashes rising as roads remain unsafe

As of September this year, road crashes and fatalities have seen a year-on-year increase of more than 10 percent, according to government data.

June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024

Must commuters risk their lives every Eid?

The government must take effective actions to prevent road crashes

June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024

Motorcycles, easy bikes major causes of road accidents: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said motorcycles and easy bikes are causing the highest number of road accidents across the country

March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024

When will sanity return to our roads?

What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.

July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

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.

July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023

Road Accidents: Casualties keep mounting for indiscipline

Indiscipline continues to reign supreme on the roads, taking a heavy toll on lives and properties, as the government’s steps to address the malaise remain perfunctory, experts said.

April 12, 2023
April 12, 2023

We need reliable official data on road crashes

Reliable data key to preventing road crashes and casualties

March 24, 2023
March 24, 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Not road accidents, but ‘murder’ by neglect

A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Highway accident or murder?

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