Bangladesh · GMT+6 2025 ANNUAL REPORT — PUBLISHED 10 JAN 2026 Vol. 07 · বাংলাদেশ সড়ক নিরাপত্তা ফাউন্ডেশন
Training · Research · Advocacy · Since 2017

A non-profit volunteer platform dedicated to making safer roads for everyone in Bangladesh through education, advocacy and research. বাংলাদেশ সড়ক নিরাপত্তা ফাউন্ডেশন

The Road Safety Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation documenting the country's road-death crisis, training drivers and communities, and pressing government and industry toward the reforms that will end preventable crashes.

7,362
Lives lost on Bangladesh roads in 2025
Annual Report · Jan 2026
+60%
Rise in reported road crashes over five years
2020–2025 longitudinal data
36%
Of all road fatalities involve a motorcycle
Vehicle Category Analysis 2025
Tk 25,550cr
Estimated economic cost in 2025 — over 1.5% of GDP
Economic Impact Estimate
EID-UL-FITR 2025 BULLETIN 342 ACCIDENTS · 274 DEATHS · 16–26 MARCH · 1,500+ INJURED · EID-UL-AZHA 2025 BULLETIN · 312 DEATHS IN 12 DAYS · 26 FATALITIES / DAY · 5-YEAR HIGH · DHAKA DIVISION WORST-AFFECTED · EID-UL-FITR 2025 BULLETIN 342 ACCIDENTS · 274 DEATHS · 16–26 MARCH · 1,500+ INJURED · EID-UL-AZHA 2025 BULLETIN · 312 DEATHS IN 12 DAYS · 26 FATALITIES / DAY · 5-YEAR HIGH · DHAKA DIVISION WORST-AFFECTED ·
01 / What We Do

Four pillars. One mission.

Each pillar reinforces the next. Credible data funds the authority of our advocacy; advocacy opens the doors for our training programmes; trained drivers and communities then validate — or disprove — our next policy recommendation.

01

Research & Documentation

Monthly and annual crash bulletins triangulating nine national dailies, seven online portals, electronic media and direct field sourcing.

  • Annual State of Road Safety report
  • Monthly crash-and-casualty bulletin
  • Eid travel-period rapid analysis
  • Vehicle-class & district breakdowns
  • Economic-loss GDP-impact modelling
02

Policy & Advocacy

Evidence-based proposals placed directly with government, Parliament, BRTA, DTCA and political parties in every election cycle.

  • 10-point reform agenda (May 2025)
  • Road Transport Act 2018 enforcement pressure
  • Submissions to the National Road Safety Council
  • BRTA / BRTC / DTCA accountability monitoring
  • Pre-election party pledge tracking
03

Training & Capacity

Professional driver refreshers, defensive-driving workshops, and community modules for parents, students and transport workers.

  • Commercial driver refresher course
  • Motorcycle-rider safety clinics
  • School-age road-behaviour programme
  • Transport worker health & fatigue care
  • First-responder (trauma first-aid) training
04

Network & Partnership

Member secretary of the Bangladesh Road Safety Network — an eight-organisation coalition convened in 2023 for unified advocacy.

  • Bangladesh Road Safety Network (8 orgs)
  • Media partnerships with national press
  • Cycle-lane implementation campaigns
  • Victim-family trust-fund initiative
  • Cross-sector accident-victim support