Road Safety Act 2018

Opinion / When governance fails, people pay the price

Month after month, similar figures emerge, followed by assurances that things will change. Yet, the headlines barely differ.

Time to form a commission to ensure road safety

It is time to form a commission to drive reforms in transport sector

Passenger Rights Day / Road safety barely an afterthought

The transport sector in Bangladesh is plagued by irregularities, lawlessness, unreasonable fares, and passenger distress

Road safety, transport politics, and a curious policy U-turn

The latest policy rollover on unfit vehicles seems to be the result of our policymakers remembering that they have interests to protect.

The undelivered promise of road safety

Govt attitude must change for such tragedies to end

We need reliable official data on road crashes

Reliable data key to preventing road crashes and casualties

Will death haunt us again this Eid?

Govt must fully implement road safety act, prevent crashes during upcoming Eid rush

Highway accident or murder?

A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system

Is this the best the BRTA can do?

New guideline on motorcycle is unlikely to be effective without wider reforms

April 7, 2023
April 7, 2023

Will death haunt us again this Eid?

Govt must fully implement road safety act, prevent crashes during upcoming Eid rush

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Highway accident or murder?

A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system

February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023

Is this the best the BRTA can do?

New guideline on motorcycle is unlikely to be effective without wider reforms

January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023

Will Nadia’s tragic death change anything?

Road safety remains a neglected issue

January 17, 2023
January 17, 2023

A misguided approach to road safety

The claim that road safety campaigners are showing ‘fabricated’ data is troubling

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

Result, not rhetoric, is key for road safety

New RTA rules can improve safety if properly enforced

December 6, 2022
December 6, 2022

Why is nothing being done about the endless road crashes?

Those responsible for road safety must be held accountable for their failure to check deadly crashes

October 22, 2022
October 22, 2022

Will deadly commute continue to be our reality?

Government must properly implement road safety law, control number of bikes and three-wheelers

August 9, 2022
August 9, 2022

Why are our roads still so unsafe? Road safety activists speak

Between July 28 and August 4, 2018, school and college students across the country protested to ensure road safety for all.

August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022

Roads are becoming ever more treacherous

Authorities must answer for the shocking number of road casualties in Bangladesh