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Govt should go tough against illegal modification of vehicles

THE illegal modification of vehicles, especially buses and trucks, which has almost never been adequately attended to, continues to remain a cause for serious concern as they keep adding to the number of accidents and causing damage to roads. Vehicles, especially the buses that carry a large number of passengers and the trucks that carry a huge volume of goods, are...

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Safety condition improves, challenges remain

Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment industry has undergone a significant change in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse, one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the country, but there are still in the sector many issues to be addressed...

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Indecision about three-wheelers makes roads more chaotic

THE government鈥檚 stance on banning three-wheelers, considered technically flawed and, therefore, more prone to accidents, from national and regional highways appears confusing. There have so far been a number of government and court orders that have banned CNG-run auto-rickshaws, battery-run rickshaws and vans, 鈥榚asy bikes鈥� and improvised motorised and...

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Govt needs to ensure footpath use to stop pedestrian death

A REPORT that Dhaka鈥檚 north city authorities and the city police have prepared says that about 61 per cent of all fatal victims of road accidents that took place in the areas under the north city authority jurisdiction in 2023 were pedestrians. The report was made public at a meeting on road safety that the Road Transport and Highways Division and the Bloomberg...

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Fewer Eid-time accidents are still too many

AT LEAST 322 people died and 826 became wounded in 315 road accidents during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, keeping to Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh figures. While the report notes some progress in view the corresponding 2024 occasion, as accidents reduced by 21.05 per cent, fatalities by 20.88 per cent and injuries by 40.91 per cent, the overall figures remain...

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Safe Eid journey still remains a far cry

THOUSANDS travel to outlying areas from the capital to celebrate Eid with friends and family and the journey almost always remains risky. This was no different this Eid. Road accidents left at least 41 dead and numerous others wounded across the country during Eid holidays. In an accident at the Chunti Jangalia point on the Chattogram鈥揅ox鈥檚 Bazar Highway on April 2, a...

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Six killed in road accidents

At least six people, including a father and his two minor daughters, were killed and 22 others were injured in road accidents across the country on Thursday...

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Road accidents kill 608 in Jan

At least 608 people were killed and 1,100 more injured in 621 road accidents in the country in January, said a Road Safety Foundation report published on Tuesday...

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Schoolboy among 5 killed in road accidents

At least five people, including a schoolboy, were killed and four others injured in road accidents in Rajshahi, Noakhali, Tangail and Meherpur on Monday...

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Deplorable absence of effective steps to ensure workplace safety

THE absence of effective mechanisms to contain workplace accidents and consequent death and injuries is deplorable. When hardly there goes a day when workplace accidents do not leave workers dead, the authorities appear nonchalant towards the issue, a reason Bangladesh is considered one of the worst countries in terms of...

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52 killed in Afghanistan bus accidents

Two bus accidents involving a fuel tanker and a truck on a highway through central Afghanistan killed 52 people and injured 65, the Taliban government spokesmen said on Thursday...

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6 killed in road accidents in 3 districts

At least six people, including a college principal, were killed in separate road accidents in Narail, Natore and Sylhet between Tuesday evening and Wednesday...

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Road accidents kill 11 people in 4 districts

At least 11 people were killed and 34 others injured in separate road accidents in Gopalganj, Narsingdi, Nilphamari and Madaripur between Saturday night and Sunday...

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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...

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Six killed in road accidents in four districts

At least six people, including a mother and her daughter, were killed in separate road accidents in Munshiganj, Jaipurhat, Dinajpur and Bagerhat districts on Saturday...

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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...

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Five killed in road accidents

Three people were killed and five others injured in separate road accidents in front of Jhumjhumpur BGB office under Sadar upazila of Jashore district on Monday...

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