Amid rising road crashes, the Police Headquarters has instructed all its field-level units not to allow any vehicles without fitness clearances to operate.
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
Managing travel speeds on the roads of Asia and the Pacific will save lives and avoid costly, often debilitating, injuries.
We have yet to see the full implementation of the Road Transport Act, 2018, even though five years have passed since its passage in parliament
The transport sector in Bangladesh is plagued by irregularities, lawlessness, unreasonable fares, and passenger distress
Characterised by a culture of ad hocism, these valuable urban lands below elevated road infrastructures rarely reach their full potential.
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.
Govt attitude must change for such tragedies to end
The campaign aims to make students aware of using roads to reduce road fatalities.
Eid comes at trying times but together we can forge ahead
Our policymakers’ apathy is the real problem
Most vehicles involved in recent major and sensational road crashes did not have the required documents, including valid fitness certificates, or their drivers were without a valid licence.
Rampant irregularities and corruption must be checked
We have murdered our humanity and left it to rot at the sanctuary of democracy.
The streets of rural Bangladesh should value the safety and wellbeing of its users.
Even though the number of motorbikes and deaths in bike-related accidents is rising sharply, only 34 percent of bikers wear helmets while driving, according to a recent study conducted by the World Bank and Buet’s Accident Research Institute.
From what we see, read and experience, there is no accountability or oversight in the roads and highways sector.
Five members of a family, including two children, were crushed to death by a girder of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), because the crane carrying the heavy load, toppled midway due to an ‘unexplained’ reason, which is still under the investigations.