Dhaka, April 16 -- Road safety experts and government officials on Wednesday underscored the urgent need for data-driven interventions to reduce the alarming number of road accidents in Bangladesh.

They came up with the suggestion during a seminar titled "Bangladesh Road Safety", held at a hotel in Dhaka.

The day-long event, jointly organised by the Road Transport and Highways Division and the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), highlighted the importance of coordinated efforts in ensuring safer roads.

The seminar was supported by the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) and Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP).

Speaking at the inaugural...