City Desk :
A seminar on “Road Safety Problems in Dhaka City: The Roles and Initiatives of DTCA” was held at the Council Building of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in the city on Thursday organized jointly by Accident Research Institute (ARI), BUET and Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA). Obaidul Quader, Minister, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, joined the seminar as the chief guest through video conference from his government residence.
Md. Nazrul Islam, Secretary, Department of Road Transport and Highways and Prof Dr. Satya Prasad Majumdar, Vice-Chancellor of BUET was present as special guests, Prof Dr. Abdul Jabbar Khan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of BUET was present as the guest of honour.
The chief guest in his speech said that it is possible to prevent road accidents with the joint efforts of all. He said that a total of 6 metro rail routes including subway and flyover will be constructed by 2030. Metrorail Route-6 is already 52% completed. He said that ARI, BUET has identified 144 black spots across the country to remove the problems.
The 4-lane highway spots have already been identified. Special projects have been taken along. Under this the risk trend of 121 spots has been reduced. Initiatives are underway to develop high-risk road corridors across the country and work is underway to upgrade about 4500 kilometers of highways to four lanes.
Prof Dr. Satya Prasad Majumder said that every day in the newspapers, TV channels and other news outlets are seen a gruesome pictures of road accidents. According to ARI, BUET based on police reports an average of 2,500 road accidents occurred in the country in each year and killing more than 3,000 people.
The financial loss due to these road accidents is 2-3% of the total GDP of the country which is too much for a developing and least developed country like ours. Accurate information and preservation of road accidents, adoption of long-term scientific plans and measures can reduce the amount of damage.
About 20% of the total road accidents in the country occurred in the Dhaka metropolitan area which is higher than other cities in the country. 80% of the road accidents are related to pedestrians. So it is very important to reduce the number of such road accidents. ARI, BUET is looking forward to be recognized as the regional centre of excellence in transport safety research and innovation to serve the country as well as the entire region.
A seminar on “Road Safety Problems in Dhaka City: The Roles and Initiatives of DTCA” was held at the Council Building of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in the city on Thursday organized jointly by Accident Research Institute (ARI), BUET and Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA). Obaidul Quader, Minister, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, joined the seminar as the chief guest through video conference from his government residence.
Md. Nazrul Islam, Secretary, Department of Road Transport and Highways and Prof Dr. Satya Prasad Majumdar, Vice-Chancellor of BUET was present as special guests, Prof Dr. Abdul Jabbar Khan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of BUET was present as the guest of honour.
The chief guest in his speech said that it is possible to prevent road accidents with the joint efforts of all. He said that a total of 6 metro rail routes including subway and flyover will be constructed by 2030. Metrorail Route-6 is already 52% completed. He said that ARI, BUET has identified 144 black spots across the country to remove the problems.
The 4-lane highway spots have already been identified. Special projects have been taken along. Under this the risk trend of 121 spots has been reduced. Initiatives are underway to develop high-risk road corridors across the country and work is underway to upgrade about 4500 kilometers of highways to four lanes.
Prof Dr. Satya Prasad Majumder said that every day in the newspapers, TV channels and other news outlets are seen a gruesome pictures of road accidents. According to ARI, BUET based on police reports an average of 2,500 road accidents occurred in the country in each year and killing more than 3,000 people.
The financial loss due to these road accidents is 2-3% of the total GDP of the country which is too much for a developing and least developed country like ours. Accurate information and preservation of road accidents, adoption of long-term scientific plans and measures can reduce the amount of damage.
About 20% of the total road accidents in the country occurred in the Dhaka metropolitan area which is higher than other cities in the country. 80% of the road accidents are related to pedestrians. So it is very important to reduce the number of such road accidents. ARI, BUET is looking forward to be recognized as the regional centre of excellence in transport safety research and innovation to serve the country as well as the entire region.
