Updating Driving Courses
The government took laudable steps by setting up Technical Training Centers in all districts last year.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges requested for the introduction of a 360-hour basic motor driving course. Accordingly, the Bangladesh Technical Education Board instructed 64 technical schools and colleges in 64 districts to introduce basic courses on motor driving training. But the decision is yet to be implemented. I request the technical education board to add modules on traffic rules and regulations, preliminary knowledge of automobile parts, social and financial consequences of road accidents, and basic spoken English in the curricula for driving courses.
A national English daily reported that road accidents alone cost Bangladesh one to two per cent of the GDP, claiming about 5,162 lives in 2013. These incidents could be significantly reduced if drivers are properly trained and educated.
Md Ashraf Hossain
Bashabo,
Dhaka
