323 people killed on roads in 15 days of Eid rush
Highest in four years; 45.28pc of total accidents involve motorcycles, says Jatri Kalyan Samity report Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Although operation of long-route buses remained suspended during this Eid rush, at least 323 people were killed in 318 road crashes in 15 days, according to a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
This is the highest number of road crashes during the Eid rush in last four years, said the organisation at a press conference at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka yesterday.
Motorcycles are the single largest reason for the sharp rise in road accidents, as the two-wheelers caused 45.28 percent of total road crashes, the passenger welfare association said.
President for ensuring corruption-free society for future generation
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DHAKA, Feb 7, 2021 (BSS) – President M Abdul Hamid today asked the government along with the people’s representatives and volunteers of different socio-cultural organisations to come forward to prevent corruption from the society.
The President came up with the call as a delegation of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) led by its Chairman Iqbal Mahmood, submitted its ‘Annual Report – 2019’ to him at Bangabhaban here this evening.
Stressing on building a corruption-free environment for the future generation so that they can grow up smoothly, President Hamid urged all to build strong resistance against corrupt practice across the country.