Bangladesh plans to cut road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 percent by 2030, according to Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam. Speaking Monday at a United Nations High-Level Meeting in New York the minister outlined the country's ongoing legal policy and technological reforms to make roads safer.
Key initiatives include deploying AI-based speed management improving post-crash emergency responses and creating targeted safety interventions for highway pedestrians. Furthermore Alam announced a commitment to enact a comprehensive Road Safety Law by December 2027 based on a safe system approach and international best practices.
Achieving the 2030 target will require strong political will effective partnerships and shared responsibility the minister noted. Alam led a national delegation that included senior officials from the Road Transport and Highways Division the Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the UN and the Bangladesh Road Safety Project.
