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.
At least 36 people are killed and 13 injured when a packed bus slammed into a wall at the mouth of an expressway tunnel in northern China, authorities say.
Some 78 people are killed and dozens more injured when a truck heavily loaded with goods and passengers crashed in Central African Republic, a doctor says.
Four men are killed and four others injured in separate accidents in Osmani Nagar upazila and Joitapur upazila of Sylhet.
At least three people are killed and 12 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a human-hauler on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.
A man is killed and another person injured in a road accident in Dhaka’s Jatrabaria area.
At least 17 people are killed and 34 others injured in two road accidents in Chuadanga and Khulna.
Five people including a child are killed and 16 injured as a bus plunges into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha early today.
Five people are killed and around 40 injured in separate road crashes in Jamalpur, Kushtia and Magura.
At least six people are killed and several others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet.
A 50-year-old worker is killed after a speedy microbus ran over him in Postogola area of Dhaka.