‘Road safety movement launched to challenge so-called development`

The road safety movement was launched to challenge the so-called development of the previous government. Through that movement, the issue of safe roads was ingrained in the minds of school and college students.

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam made the comment while speaking at the national dialogue on ‘Institutional management and structural reforms to establish discipline in the road transport sector’ organized by the Road Safety Foundation at the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) as the chief guest on Saturday.

“Structural reforms are needed to establish discipline in the transport sector. Along with this, political corruption in the transport sector must be stopped. I urge those involved in the transport sector to work together to ensure road safety,” he said.

Noting that structural developments become meaningless if those cannot ensure the safety of people's lives, he said: “We need positive changes in our basic development plans.”

At the beginning of the dialogue, Abdullah M Ferdous Khan, Vice President of the Road Safety Foundation, presented a documentary on what needs to be done to establish discipline in the road transport sector.

Road Safety Foundation Chairman Dr AI Mahbub Uddin Ahmed presided over the dialogue.

Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) Director General Faruk Wasif, Road Safety Foundation Vice President Syed Jahangir and Road Safety Foundation Executive Director Saidur Rahman also spoke.