, May 6 -- With road accidents surging during major festivals like Eid, experts and safety advocates have urged the government to implement a set of comprehensive measures to improve road safety and prevent loss of lives.

Road crashes continue to claim lives across the country every day, official figures suggest.

According to information released by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, 132 people were killed and 208 injured in 110 road crushes over a span of 8 days.

Similarly, BRTA reports that during the last Eid-ul-Azha, 215 people were killed and 278 injured in 216 road crashes over 12 days.

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Despite numerous measures taken to...