Dhaka, May 16 -- long training programme for journalists on the draft Comprehensive Road Safety Law, the Safe System Approach and the role of the media in promoting road safety was held in Dhaka.

The training, titled "Draft Comprehensive Road Safety Law: Role and Partnership of the Media," was organised by the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) at the YWCA Training Room in Mohammadpur.

A total of 20 journalists from print, television, online news portals and news agencies took part in the programme.

The sessions focused on national and global road safety issues, the Safe System Approach, progress on the draft Comprehensive Road Safety Law, behavioural risk factors, the media's role in policy advocacy, and techn...