About half of the accidents involve motorcycles and three-wheelers, a report saysOver 8,000 killed and 12,000 injured in road accidents in 2024, says PWABA total of 8,543 people have been killed and 12,608 injured in 6,359 road accidents last year, according to Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, secretary general of the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh, or PWAB. The PWAB put forward 13 recommendations to prevent road accidents in the future:1. Increase the budget allocation for road safety and launch a road safety wing in the road transport ministry4. Extend the application period for the financial assistance funds in road accidents by six months10. Establish a traffic training academy for training traffic police officers and personnel12.

Source: bd News24 January 04, 2025 07:35 UTC