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 three female readymade garment workers are killed and 15 others injured as a truck hit a human hauler, locally known as Leguna, in Bagher Bazar area of Gazipur.
Four people including a woman and her daughter are killed in a road crash on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Manikganj.
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman and his wife are injured when a battery-run three-wheeler hit their private car at Kaharol upazila in Dinajpur this afternoon.
Five female workers of a husking mill were killed and five injured as a truck hit a human hauler in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
At least four people are killed and 20 others injured as a bus and a truck collided head-on near west zone of the Bangabandhu bridge in Sirajganj.
Ten people are killed and 12 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Bogra highway in Sherpur upazila of Bogra.
Locals torch bus and vandalise several vehicles after two people are killed in a bus-truck collision on Chandra-Nabinagar highway in Gazipur Sadar upazila.
At least eight people are killed and 34 others injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch after hitting a bridge on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Madaripur Sadar upazila.
A woman is killed in a road crash in front of her six-year old son in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.
Three people are killed and 12 injured as a truck collided with a pick-up van on Dhaka-Mawa highway in Munshiganj.