Despite last year's massive nationwide road safety movement, the country has continued to witness a large number of road accidents, with the total number reaching 4,580 in 2018. However, last year's overall percentage of deaths from road accidents is almost 7% higher than that of 2017, when 4,284 lives were lost. Bangladesh also registered a significant increase, 19.58%, in road accidents in 2018 compared to 2017. In 2016, there were 2,998 road accidents resulting in 3,412 deaths—including 470 women and 453 children—and 8,572 injured individuals. The number of people dying in road accidents each day, in 2018, was a little over 12.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 15, 2019 19:41 UTC