In a bid to prevent road crash fatalities, all public and private hospitals will be legally obligated to provide immediate treatment to road crash victims without asking preliminary questions under the proposed “Road Safety Act, 2026”.

The core problem lies in the fragmented ownership of public transport.

Managing travel speeds on the roads of Asia and the Pacific will save lives and avoid costly, often debilitating, injuries.

Amid growing concerns over the large number of lives lost in crashes, the government has taken a step to enact a new law on road safety.  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the compensation programme for the road accident victims on October 22, which is also the National Road Safety Day

Our policymakers’ apathy is the real problem

Four years ago today, two students were killed when a bus, competing with another to get passengers, ploughed into a crowd.