Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- It is deeply concerning that the number of road accidents across the country have increased alarmingly, claiming many lives every day.
According to a newspaper report published yesterday, quoting a data gathered by Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, at least 86,690 people were killed and 153,257 injured in 62,619 road crashes over the last 11 years.
This means, on average, 22 people lost their lives and 38 were injured on the roads regularly during this period.
The samity in a survey in 2024 recorded that 8,583 that people were killed and 12,608 injured in 6,259 crashes.
It also claimed that the Road Transport Act-2018 failed to address road crashes, congestion, indiscipline in the sector, as the voices of passengers and...