BRTA suspends registration of bus over loss of roof in accident
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has suspended the registration of the rashly-driven bus that lost its roof amid the driver鈥檚 desperate bid to escape after an accident...
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Worrying govt failure to keep unfit vehicles off road
MORE than 600,000 registered motor vehicles still running on the road with their fitness certificates not having been updated after they have had repeated bans on their movement is a cause for concern. The Road Transport Authority figures until mid-March show that the number of motor vehicles registered with the agency is 6.296 million whilst 9.7 per cent of them have...
132 killed, 208 injured in Eid road crashes: BRTA
At least 132 people were killed and 208 injured in 110 road crashes across the country during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation, according to data published by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority...
Joint drive against unfit vehicles in city
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and Dhaka Metropolitan Police jointly conducted a drive against unfit vehicles in the city on Friday.
Uber reports Tk 5,500cr economic activity in 2024
Uber, a ridesharing platform in Bangladesh, has reported Tk 5,500 crore economic activity in 2024 in the country...
Cancellation of an enforcement order is not the answer
THE Bangladesh Road Transport Authority鈥檚 hasty decision to cancel its order on enforcing a meter-based fare for CNG-run auto rickshaws, as stipulated in the Road Transport Act 2018, is yet another case of poor governance that has been plaguing the public transport sector. On February 10, the BRTA sent a letter to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, reminding them to file...
BRTA offices to remain聽open on Saturdays
In a move aimed at enhancing customer service, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has announced that its offices will remain open on Saturdays, the weekly holiday in the country.
Govt to take action against BRTA if services not improved within one month
The government will take action against officials of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority from top to bottom if it does not improve its services within the next one month...
BRTA requested to remove old vehicles from roads
The environment, forest and climate change ministry on Sunday sent a letter to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority requesting removal of buses, minibuses, trucks and covered vans exceeded their economic life from roads in an effort to reduce air pollution...
Ministry asks BRTA to remove unfit vehicles from streets
In an effort to reduce air pollution, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sent a letter to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority requesting it to remove buses and minibuses older than 20 years, and trucks and covered vans older than 25 years from roads.
BRTA, BIWTC, BSCIC get new chairmen
Director general of the department of printing and publications Md Yeasin has been made the new chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority...
Validity of vehicle, licence given auto-extension
The validity of vehicle documents and driving licences has been given auto-extension till September 16 this year as these services under the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority at present remains suspended...
Govt must take private accident data seriously for road safety
THE death of three students in road accidents on an average every day, which has happened for five years and a half, as a Road Safety Foundation report published on July 13 says, is as concerning as any other such death. The report says that at least 5,619 students died in traffic accidents in January 2019鈥揓une 2024, noting that 611 students...
Ever-increasing procession of death on roads must stop
THE Road Transport Authority reports that 215 people died and 278 became wounded in 216 accidents around Eid time. The chair of the BRTA has urged the public to adhere to traffic laws and criticised civic groups for their recent reports on road accidents...
BRTA reports 215 killed in road crashes during Eid
A Bangladesh Road Transport Authority report revealed on Tuesday that 215 people were killed and 278 others injured in 216 road crashes between June 13 and June 24 during the last Eid journeys...
BRTA server problem causes sufferings to service seekers
Many service seekers in the capital are complaining about delay at banks in paying their fees to the banks working jointly with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority...
BRTA reattempts to register motor vehicle workshops after 12 years
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has restarted an initiative after 12 years to bring the motor vehicle workshops under registration as required by the Road Transport Act, 2018...
A welcome decision that needs to be properly implemented
The decision not to allow battery-run vehicles on roads in the capital city is welcome. The road transport and bridges minister at the first meeting of the Road Transport Authority advisory council committee on May 15 instructed authorities not to allow battery-run vehicles...
Speed cap fixed at 80kmph
The government has fixed the maximum speed limit for motor vehicles at 80 kilometres per hour in an attempt to reduce road crashes...
BRTA finds rise in Eid-time road accident deaths
The statistics of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority showed that the number of fatal road crash victims during this Eid-ul-Fitr holidays increased compared with last year...
77 people killed, 109 injured in road accidents in Apr 10-14
At least 77 people were killed and 109 more were injured in 70 road crashes across the country between April 10 and 14 amid the Eid-ul-Fitr vacations, according to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority...