Dr Md Shamsul Hoque, professor of civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), talks to Monorom Polok of The Daily Star about the role of systemic failures and corruption behind the alarming rate of traffic fatalities in Bangladesh, and the critical structural reforms required to curb it.

Pedestrians, motorcyclists, and cyclists make up 95 percent of reported road traffic fatalities in Dhaka North City Corporation areas, according to a report.

At least 86,690 people were killed and 1,53,257 injured in 62,619 road crashes across the country over the last 11 years, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said yesterday.

The victim was dragged several yards by the auto-rickshaw

At least four people, including a mother and her infant daughter, were killed, and 20 others were injured in road crashes in Pabna and Mymensingh yesterday.

The number of road crashes and fatalities in Bangladesh increased last year, with motorcycle-related incidents accounting for nearly one-third of all crashes and casualties, according to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.

The act mentions a trust fund for victims, but it took four years after its passing for the fund to be set up.

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

As of September this year, road crashes and fatalities have seen a year-on-year increase of more than 10 percent, according to government data.

At least 262 people were killed and 543 were injured in 251 road crashes in the 13 days centring the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, Road Safety Foundation said today

Will we ever see an end to this menace?

What’s most appalling is how common these violations of crucial road safety measures are in our country

Famous singer Pagol Hasan was among two people killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sunamganj's Chhatak upazila this morning.

In a tragic accident in Sunamganj's Chhatak, a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including popular musician Pagol Hasan.

What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.

A tragic accident on the Mymensingh-Sherpur Highway yesterday claimed the lives of a family of three, including a couple and their eight-year-old son, who were on their way to a relative’s funeral.

A constable was killed and another was seriously injured when a local train hit a police van in Jamalpur's Sadar upazila early today

Road crash data from two government agencies does not match and this could lead to problems in making informed decisions on road safety

A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.

Our policymakers’ apathy is the real problem