road safety
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.
#Perspective / Is every step a risk? Addressing Dhaka’s road safety crisis
In Dhaka, the symphony of traffic never ceases — rickshaws, buses, and crowds push forward in a relentless tide of movement. Amid this everyday hustle, the city’s roads present a dangerous paradox: they are both lifelines and lethal threats.
Navigating Dhaka’s streets, now with less anxiety! Women’s Shuttle to the rescue
In a city like Dhaka, women often face added difficulties when it comes to finding safe and reliable transportation. For many, commuting daily in the city can feel like navigating a minefield! Moving around is always an ordeal for a large portion of the population.
Must commuters risk their lives every Eid?
The government must take effective actions to prevent road crashes
Don’t allow unfit vehicles on roads
Amid rising road crashes, the Police Headquarters has instructed all its field-level units not to allow any vehicles without fitness clearances to operate.
The constant terror of road crashes
Will we ever see an end to this menace?
Government's fatal apathy towards road safety
What’s most appalling is how common these violations of crucial road safety measures are in our country
How to lower road travel speed and save lives
Managing travel speeds on the roads of Asia and the Pacific will save lives and avoid costly, often debilitating, injuries.
Will road safety remain a mirage?
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
Rural Bangladesh needs next-generation village roads
The streets of rural Bangladesh should value the safety and wellbeing of its users.
88% bikers in road accidents don’t wear helmets: Study
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.
Ambivalence towards road safety: How many deaths are too many deaths?
From what we see, read and experience, there is no accountability or oversight in the roads and highways sector.
Road Safety: A new definition of luxury?
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.
Road Safety in Bangladesh: Demanded, yet Undelivered
On this week, 4 years ago, school and college students protested to ensure road safety for all.
Road crashes getting worse every day
Did the demands of the road safety movement fall on deaf ears?
Road safety movement: Four years on, road fatalities keep rising
Four years ago today, two students were killed when a bus, competing with another to get passengers, ploughed into a crowd.
Let’s keep our roads safe this Eid holiday
During the last Eid vacation, there were 283 road accidents.
Another road crash, another pointless tragedy
Govt must enforce the transport act, make roads safer
RHD to introduce country’s 1st road operation unit: Highway management set to improve
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is going establish a dedicated Road Operation Unit (ROU) for the first time to manage and monitor a national highway efficiently.