The act mentions a trust fund for victims, but it took four years after its passing for the fund to be set up.
The core problem lies in the fragmented ownership of public transport.
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.
At least 262 people were killed and 543 were injured in 251 road crashes in the 13 days centring the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, Road Safety Foundation said today
Will we ever see an end to this menace?
What’s most appalling is how common these violations of crucial road safety measures are in our country
Famous singer Pagol Hasan was among two people killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sunamganj's Chhatak upazila this morning.
In a tragic accident in Sunamganj's Chhatak, a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including popular musician Pagol Hasan.
What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.
Every day as holidayers returned from home, scores died in road crashes. And this prompted the government to make some insanely funny decisions.
At least six people including two alleged war criminals were injured after a prison-van collided with a bus in Gazipur Sadar upazila.
At least eight people are killed and 14 injured in separate road accidents in Gazipur and Madaripur.
At least 11 people are killed and several others injured after two buses veer off the road and fall into roadside ditches in Tangail and Sylhet.
16 people are killed and around 40 injured as two passenger buses collided head-on in the west side of of Bangabandhu bridge in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj.
Nine people are killed and eight injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj and Manikganj.
9 people including 3 Bangladeshis killed in a road accident in Riyad of Saudi Arabia, foreign ministry official says.
Two people were killed in a collision between two trucks in Tangail Sadar upazila early today.
Two police officials succumb to their injuries Sunday after a bus hit them on Dhaka-Mawa highway in South Keraniganj of Dhaka Saturday.
Four passengers of a bus are killed and 11 injured as the vehicle fell into a roadside ditch after hitting a truck stationed on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chauddagram upazila of Comilla.