The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank on Wednesday launched a project to improve road safety, and reduce fatalities and injuries from road accidents in selected cities, high-risk highways, and district roads. The Road Safety Project, which receives $358 million in financing from the World Bank, is the first dedicated
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Country gets $858m WB fund for agri growth, road safety
Bangladesh and the World Bank on Wednesday signed two financing agreements totaling $858 million to enhance climate-resilient agricultural growth, food security, and improve road safety. The $500 million Program on Agricultural and Rural Transformation for Nutrition, Entrepreneurship, and Resilience (PARTNER) will help transform the agriculture sector by promoting crop diversification, food
Govt plans to use nanotech to ensure road safety
The government is going to take a pilot project for using nanotechnology in the construction of roads for ensuring road safety to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Under the project, the government will use ‘acrylic polymer’, a state of art in echo-friendly nanotech product, to reduce road
Govt to introduce ITS tech to improve road safety
The government is bringing new technology to plug the gaps in the detection and tracking of reckless driving left by conventional methods to ensure safer highways, official sources said. The implementation of the technology-driven Intelligent Transport System (ITS) will allow the authorities to elevate highway surveillance on a par with developed
JS body wants steps to drive out highway three-wheelers
A parliamentary watchdog has recommended taking necessary steps to stop plying of already declared illegal battery-run three wheelers on the highways under the eight divisions to ensure road safety. The recommendation came on Monday at 15th meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Road Transport and Bridges ministry at the Jatiya
5,371 road accidents: Deaths, injuries see sharp rise in 2021
Both the incidents of deaths and injuries in road accidents in Bangladesh saw a drastic rise in 2021 compared to 2020, according to Road Safety Foundation (RSF). The RSF also estimated Tk 96.31 billion (9,631 crore) as the human resources loss from the fatalities in the accidents. Some 6,284 people were killed
Students halt movement with ultimatum till 31 Dec
The agitating students in Rampura have postponed their movement demanding safer roads with an ultimatum till 31 December for implementing the 11 points including half fare for students. They also declared that if their demands are not met by 31 December the agitation will start again from January. The announcement came Saturday
Student protesters to show red cards to traffic violators
Student protesters have announced a new campaign aimed at flagging irregularities on the streets as part of the movement for safer roads. A group of students once again demonstrated in the Rampura Bridge area on Friday to press for their demands. They marched to the Rampura intersection at around 11: 00 am
Bangladesh 106th out of 183 for having most road accidents
A statistic by the world life expectancy based on information from 183 countries puts Bangladesh on 106th position for having the most road accident related deaths. Zimbabwe tops the list for having the most unsafe roads with a fatality rate of 61.90% while the safest roads are in Sweden. Sweden reported
Rise in road crashes reflects weakness in road safety systems
Amid the Covid pandemic, the number of road accidents has decreased in neighbouring India, Pakistan and Myanmar. Accidents in these three countries have decreased by 20, 13 and 19 per cent respectively. But Bangladesh has seen a completely different picture. According to the data, the number of accidents in the