traffic police

Traffic police return to Dhaka streets after 6 days

They are working in tandem with students, who have been performing the duties of traffic police since Sheikh Hasina's resignation

A rudimentary approach to controlling traffic

Traffic police using laser light is an ineffective and potentially dangerous practice

Can AI solve the insanity of Dhaka’s traffic?

Before jumping into the realm of artificial intelligence, we should start with some old-fashioned “common sense”

Hearing loss from sound pollution is becoming a major health risk

Why is no heed being paid to the alarming rise in hearing loss?

Truck runs over traffic cop in Jatrabari

A traffic policeman has died after being run over by a truck in Dhaka's Jatrabari area while he was crossing a road.

Opinion: arresting for traffic rules violation is a crazy idea

In a country where corrupt practices dominate traffic rules and laws, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has prepared a draft law under which police would not require any warrant to arrest anyone for violation of traffic rules. Police lodge around 70,000 cases a month and there is a huge backlog of cases. Will this new law, if passed, help the situation?

Unruly BRTC buses booked, kudos cops

No one is above the law and the traffic police in Dhaka’s Farmgate area has made the exemplary move by translating the words into action. Though the Farmgate point has been an example of rampant traffic violation, not sparing unruly state-run BRTC buses prove that they are trying their best.