Road traffic accidents, injuries and fatalities are causing great concern to the community in Bangladesh. The road safety situation in Bangladesh has been deteriorating with increasing number of road accident deaths, largely as direct consequences of rapid growth in population, motorization, urbanization and lack of investment in road safety. This paper presents an overview of the road traffic accident situation in Bangladesh. The paper in particular, discusses the key road accident problem characteristics, safety priorities and options and the recent developments in road safety research and training activities in Bangladesh. The importance of international collaboration and assistance in the exchange and transfer of knowledge and good practices towards strengthening ongoing efforts in Bangladesh is also highlighted (A). For the covering abstract of the conference see E217780.
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