Do our lives matter?

On 16th January, 2015, a second-year student of East West University was killed under the wheels of a covered van in the capital's Badda area. She was returning home from Baridhara on a rickshaw with her classmate.

This type of tragic road accidents is pretty common in recent times because of recklessness of the drivers and  lax  traffic control. I urge the authority concerned to create separate lanes for rickshaws and bicycles on the busy roads. I believe that would reduce the number of rickshaw and heavy transport collision. Also, our request to all drivers and rickshaw pullers to obey the traffic rules while driving on the road. Accidents can take place anytime but if the rules are followed properly, it can be reduced.

Md. Towfiqur Rahman
East West University