Dhaka, June 22 -- Speakers at a discussion on Sunday stressed the need for a dedicated and inclusive road safety law to reduce preventable fatalities on the country's roads.

Citing WHO data Sharmeen Rahman, Road Safety Project Coordinator at Dhaka Ahsania Mission, said around 1.19 million people lose their lives in road crashes every year across the globe, with the vast majority of these fatalities occurring in low and middle-income countries including Bangladesh,

Ninety two percent of global road crash deaths occur in developing countries with pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists accounting for over half of the victims, she said at the event titled "Road Safety Law is Essential for All" held at the organisation's Health Sector offi...