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The Eid festivities in April marked a grim milestone with a record number of road traffic accidents and casualties. According to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, between April 4 and 18, there were at least 407 fatalities and 1,398 injuries from 399 road accidents. This represents an alarming increase, with crashes and deaths up by nearly 25 percent compared to last year.
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has identified 10 factors contributing to the sharp rise in the number of deaths in road crashes during the Eid holidays.
Country’s roads continue to be unsafe due to negligence of drivers, their helpers, local administration, BRTA, police, faulty road constructions, pedestrians and passengers, said speakers at an event yesterday.