Road Safety Act 2018
When governance fails, people pay the price
Month after month, similar figures emerge, followed by assurances that things will change. Yet, the headlines barely differ.
8 October 2025
Time to form a commission to ensure road safety
It is time to form a commission to drive reforms in transport sector
12 November 2024
Road safety barely an afterthought
The transport sector in Bangladesh is plagued by irregularities, lawlessness, unreasonable fares, and passenger distress
13 September 2023
Road safety, transport politics, and a curious policy U-turn
The latest policy rollover on unfit vehicles seems to be the result of our policymakers remembering that they have interests to protect.
17 August 2023
The undelivered promise of road safety
Govt attitude must change for such tragedies to end
23 July 2023
We need reliable official data on road crashes
Reliable data key to preventing road crashes and casualties
12 April 2023
Will death haunt us again this Eid?
Govt must fully implement road safety act, prevent crashes during upcoming Eid rush
7 April 2023
Highway accident or murder?
A crash that exposes all the problems with our road transport system
20 March 2023
Is this the best the BRTA can do?
New guideline on motorcycle is unlikely to be effective without wider reforms
4 February 2023
Will Nadia’s tragic death change anything?
Road safety remains a neglected issue
25 January 2023
A misguided approach to road safety
The claim that road safety campaigners are showing ‘fabricated’ data is troubling
17 January 2023
Result, not rhetoric, is key for road safety
New RTA rules can improve safety if properly enforced
3 January 2023
Why is nothing being done about the endless road crashes?
Those responsible for road safety must be held accountable for their failure to check deadly crashes
6 December 2022
Will deadly commute continue to be our reality?
Government must properly implement road safety law, control number of bikes and three-wheelers
22 October 2022
Why are our roads still so unsafe? Road safety activists speak
Between July 28 and August 4, 2018, school and college students across the country protested to ensure road safety for all.
9 August 2022
Roads are becoming ever more treacherous
Authorities must answer for the shocking number of road casualties in Bangladesh
7 August 2022
Road Safety in Bangladesh: Demanded, yet Undelivered
On this week, 4 years ago, school and college students protested to ensure road safety for all.
4 August 2022
Where death follows too closely
Experts and road safety activists scream themselves hoarse calling for the basics.
30 July 2022
NGOs for road safety: #CommitToAct #StreetforLife
NGOs can collaborate with the government to implement road safety policies.
22 May 2022