Road-safety

The road is now wider than before. Vehicle movement has also increased. But the electric poles standing in the middle of the road appear to be obstructing the improved situation. Poles come into view immediately after turning a bend. Drivers have to slow down to pass them. While the situation can somehow be managed during the day, the risk of accidents increases at night. A total of 96 electric poles remains on a 17.60-kilometer section of the Yangcha Surajpur Shantibazar Road in Chakaria,...

A total of 360 students were killed in 320 road accidents across Bangladesh during the first six months of this year. At least 109 students were injured in those accidents. The information was provided by the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, based solely on reports published in the media from January to June. According to the organization’s statistics, 57 students were killed and 22 injured in 57 road accidents in January. In February, 47 students were killed and 11 injured in 39 road acci...