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Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA)

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA)

Officials hand over financial assistance cheques to road accident victims and families of the deceased at a ceremony at the Munshiganj deputy commissioner’s office on Sunday. Photo: TBS

BRTA distributes Tk1cr among road accident victims in Munshiganj

A total of 27 victims and their family members received cheques, based on applications submitted over the past six months.

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Which vehicles dominate Bangladesh roads?

BRTA plans 7 new vehicle inspection centres under Tk475cr project

BRTA plans 7 new vehicle inspection centres under Tk475cr project

A composite image showing motorcycle dominance in Dhaka: a rider doing a stunt, a street packed with bikers in traffic, and an aerial view of road congestion.

Motorcycles dominate Dhaka city roads

Photo: TBS

No end to fatalities as overspeeding plagues Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway

Three people were killed on the spot after the two busses collided on the Faridpur-Khulna Highway in Faridpur Sadar Upazila on 24 July 2025. Photo: TBS

Road crashes claim 380 lives in July: BRTA

A local bus in Farmgate releases thick black smoke on Sunday. In Dhaka, rundown and unfit buses are a common menace. Many are decades old, rusting, with faulty brakes and smoke-belching engines. For commuters, each ride is a risky gamble—threatening both health and safety. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Choking in black smoke, bus owners don’t give a damn

Photo: Courtesy

BRTA launches nationwide crackdown on 20-year-old buses, 25-year-old trucks

Infograph: TBS

New road safety law in the works to curb accidents, fatalities

Bus left with no roof after multiple accidents on 17 April 2025. Photo: TBS

Bus speeding even after roof flew off in collision: BRTA suspends registration

This file photo shows a bus and a microbus that collided head-on at the Chunati Jangalia portion of the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway on 2 April 2025. Photo: TBS

132 killed in 110 road accidents during 8-day Eid vacation: BRTA

BRTA conducts drives against excessive fares, extra passengers at Abdullahpur bus counter

BRTA fines 7 buses Tk17,000 for overcharging, missing fare charts in Dhaka