At least 114 road accident-prone locations have been identified in the country, according to a latest report.
Of them, some 51 are categorised as extremely accident-prone while some 63 as accident-prone, according to the report published by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).
The organisation has identified the accident-prone areas across the country by monitoring road accident incidents published in the media over the past two years.
By analysing the type and extent of accidents, 51 have been considered highly accident-prone and 63 as accident-prone areas, the report reveals.
To this effect, the RSF also suggested removing the design and infrastructural problems of the places where accidents occur on a regular basis.
It also recommended to address the road safety issues, taking permanent measures to control the speed limit of vehicles and construction of service lanes or road dividers to stop the movement of various types of vehicles on the same road.
The reasons of the accidents in those area is stated as road design and infrastructural defects in the areas, adverse conditions surrounding the roads, lack of road safety measures (lack of sign, marking, road dividers, pre-warning direction boards and so on), lack of speed control of system, unhindered and reckless movement of different types of vehicles on the same road and lack of skills or capacity of drivers to drive in problem areas of the road and so on.
The accident-prone areas have been reported which belong to 48 districts, the RSF report said, adding that accidents are also occurring outside those areas, but not regularly.
Similarly, road mishaps have also been taking place in other districts out of 48 districts from time to time. This report has been prepared keeping in view the areas where accidents are continuously occurring, it added.
Extremely accident-prone areas are Dhaka’s Dhamrai, Airport Road, Hanif Flyover, Badda-Kuril, Singair in Manikganj, Dhaka-Aricha Highway, Kaliakair in Gazipur, highway on the west side of Bangabandhu Bridge, Kalihati in Tangail, Mirzapur in Tangail, Katiadi in Kishoreganj, Bhanga in Faridpur, Tekerhat in Madaripur, Kalkini, Muksudpur in Gopalganj, Goalanda-Rajbari regional highway in Rajbari, Rupganj in Narayanganj, Asian Expressway in Munshiganj, Brahmanpara in Cumilla, Hajiganj in Chandpur, Nabiganj, Sarail in Brahmanbaria, Ukhia in Cox's Bazar, Thanchi in Bandarban, Puthia in Rajshahi, Ullapara of Sirajganj, highway on the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge, Hatikumrul in Natore, Baraigram in Natore, Manda in Naogaon, Ishwardi and Sathiya in Pabna, Sherpur in Bogura, Abhaynagar in Jashore, Kaliganj in Jhenaidah, Damurhuda in Chuadanga, Osmaninagar in Sylhet, Madhabpur in Habiganj, Gournadi and Agailjhara in Barishal District, Dashmina in Patuakhali, Char Fashion in Bhola, Taraganj and Pirganj in Rangpur, Palashbari and Gobindganj in Gaibandha, Kishoreganj in Nilphamari, Birganj in Dinajpur, Bhaluka Phulpur and Tarakanda in Mymensingh.
Accident-prone areas are Nawabganj in Dhaka, Kaliganj, Sreepurin Gazipur, Basail, Bhuapur, Sakhipur, Nagarpur in Tangail, Pakundia, Bhairab in Kishoreganj, Madhukhali in Faridpur, Shibchar of Madaripur, Kotalipara in Gopalganj, Baliakandi in Rajbari, Sonargaon, Tarab in Narayanganj, Sitakundu, Mirersarai, Satkania in Chattogram, Cumilla's Debidwar, Chauddagram, Daudkandi, Brahmanbaria's Vijaynagar, Noakhali's Companiganj, Cox's Bazar's Chakaria, Teknaf and Bandarban's Lama, Matiranga in Khagrachhari, Shahjadpur in Sirajganj, Lalpur in Natore Chatmohar in Pabna, Shibganj in Bogura, Shibganj in Chapainawabganj, Fultala in Khulna, Keshabpur in Jashore, Mohammadpur in Magura, Babuganj and Bakerganj in Barishal, Kalapara, Baufal in Patuakhali, Bhandaria in Pirojpur, Amtali in Barguna , Gauripur and Nandail in Mymensingh, Domar and Dimla in Nilphamari, Sundarganj in Gaibandha and Badargonj in Rangpur.
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