New York: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 percent by 2030, highlighting the government’s ongoing reforms to build a safer road transport system.
Speaking at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety on Monday, the minister outlined Bangladesh’s legal, policy and technological initiatives to improve road safety in line with the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030, according to an official message received in Dhaka.
He said the government is implementing a wide range of measures, including the expansion of AI-enabled speed management systems, strengthening post-crash emergency response mechanisms and introducing targeted highway safety interventions, particularly to protect pedestrians.
Shaikh Rabiul Alam also reaffirmed the government’s commitment to finalising, approving and enacting a comprehensive Road Safety Law by December 2027, aligned with the Safe System Approach and international best practices.
Describing road safety as a national political priority, the minister stressed that achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of halving road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030 would require sustained political commitment, effective partnerships and shared responsibility among all stakeholders.
He said Bangladesh remains committed to working closely with the international community to build safer, healthier and more equitable roads for all.
The minister is leading the Bangladesh delegation at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety, being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Other members of the delegation include Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary Dr Mohammed Ziaul Haque, Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, and Project Director of the Bangladesh Road Safety Project Mohammad Shabbir Hasan Khan.
