Voicing deep concern over the loss of lives in different road accidents during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader said no effective step has been taken to reduce road crashes.
In a statement on Saturday, he said that though 50 years have elapsed since the independence of Bangladesh, roads are still not safe for people.
“Countless people are dying on the roads every day. There is almost no effective measure to prevent accidents. People dying on the roads every day seem to be a normal affair now,” the JaPa chief observed.
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Referring to the statistics of the Road Safety Foundation, he said that 139 people died in 112 road accidents in five days from May 1-5. Of them, 56 were motorcyclists.
Besides, GM Quader mentioned that 249 people, including 97 motorcyclists, died in 178 road accidents from April 25-May 5.
“People lost their lives in road accidents on their way to homes to share the joy of Eid with their loved ones.
“Eid-ul-Fitr has become mournful for the families of the victims due to unsafe roads. The people of the country do not want to hear the news of such tragic accidents every day,” he added.
Stating that the authorities concerned need to be more proactive in ensuring road safety, he demanded legal action against those responsible for road accidents.