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40-km human chain to prevent road accidents

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Published: 11:57, 7 April 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
40-km human chain to prevent road accidents

Staff Correspondent, Chattogram: A 40-kilometer long human chain has been formed across the Sitakunda of Chattogram demanding effective steps to prevent road accidents on Dhaka-Chattogram highway.

The human chain was formed from city gate area of Chattogram city to Boro Dargahat area of Sitakunda on Dhaka-Chattograme highway around 10:00am on Saturday.

People of all walks of life including students, teachers, workers and cultural activists attended the programme.



Morshed Hossain Chowdhury, convener of the human chain implementation council, also chairman of local Kumira Union Parishad, said road crashes increased at Sitakunda on Dhaka-Chattogramm highway recently. At least 33 people were killed and more than one hundred were injured in accidents in last three months here. Road crashes claimed lives of at least 142 people on the route in a year.

He also termed “Safe Line” as tragic paribahan for its recklessness and unskilled and unlicensed drivers.


Effective measures were demanded from the human chain to prevent road crashes on the route.

 
risingbd/Chattogram/April 07, 2018/Rezaul Karim/A K Azad

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