They expressed their concern about the growing number of deaths due to unstoppable road accidents and blamed the lack of firm determination on the part of the government to reduce such accidents and loss of lives. According to the Accident Research Institute (ARI), 1,789 people were killed in 1,849 road accidents across the country from January to August this year. According to ARI, 4,147 road accidents claimed 4,138 lives in 2019, while 3,910 people were killed in 3,563 accidents in 2018. When asked about the implementation of directives, Deputy Secretary Mohammad Ashraful Alam Khan, who has been assigned to the BRTA, suggested contacting the BRTA chairman for information on the issue. 'It was possible to implement half of the HC directives immediately'Syed Abul Maksud, a member of the National Road Safety Council, told Dhaka Tribune that he believed it was possible to implement half of the High Court directives immediately.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 05, 2020 14:03 UTC