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Dear Sir,Illegal roadside parking has become a major cause of traffic congestion in Dhaka. Every
Bangladesh’s roads have become a national tragedy, claiming thousands of lives every year amid reckless driving, unfit vehicles, corrupt licensing, footpath encroachment,transport syndicates and weak enforcement. A four-part Daily Observer investigation traces the crisis, the failures that sustain it and the reforms needed to make the country’s roads safer.
Every year of drift on Bangladesh's roads is a year of measurable national loss -
Bangladesh’s roads have become a national tragedy, claiming thousands of lives every year amid reckless
Bangladesh’s roads have become a national tragedy, claiming thousands of lives every year amid reckless driving, unfit vehicles, corrupt licensing, footpath encroachment, transport syndicates and weak enforcement. A four-part Daily Observer investigation traces the crisis, the failures that sustain it and the reforms needed to make the country’s roads safer.
![Road safety vital for liveable Dhaka [Part-II]](https://www.observerbd.com:443/2026/09/12/ob_1789235094_th.jpg "Road safety vital for liveable Dhaka [Part-II]")
Ask any Bangladeshi road-safety researcher what causes a crash and the honest answer is: almost
Dhaka has found its newest villain, and it comes with three wheels, a battery and
We welcome the government’s target of halving road accidents and road deaths by 2030. A
Bangladesh’s roads have become a national tragedy, claiming thousands of lives every year amid reckless driving, unfit vehicles, corrupt licensing, footpath encroachment, transport syndicates and weak enforcement. A four-part Daily Observer investigation traces the crisis, the failures that sustain it and the reforms needed to make the country’s roads safer.
![Road safety vital for liveable Dhaka [Part-I]](https://www.observerbd.com:443/2026/09/09/ob_1788975065_th.jpg "Road safety vital for liveable Dhaka [Part-I]")
Dhaka was once spoken of, without irony, as a city of history, glory and beauty.
At least 481 people were killed and 664 others injured in 513 road accidents across
Locals and relatives of a businessman killed in a public assault blocked the Mouchaak-Jamalpur regional
Indian singer and YouTuber Ankit Balyan was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli shortly after
After Rohingyas displaced from Myanmar (then Burma) in 1978 were repatriated within two years, a
The final roadmap for academic migration of students from seven affiliated colleges of Dhaka University
The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected president will be held at Bangabhaban at 7:30pm
Dear Sir,Overloading has become a serious problem in Bangladesh’s road transport system. Carrying goods or
RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ, Aug 8: A road built at a cost of Tk 50 lakh has
The deaths of 16 people in two separate highway accidents in Sylhet and Bogura within
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