Bangla booklet on safe road use for pedestrians and passengers has been published. The booklet has been prepared in the particular context of Bangladesh, considering situations in which Bangladeshi people travel. It has a special focus on children who often need assistance from the elders while on the road. The four-colour pictures, graphics and photos give the booklet an attractive look and as it is written in Bangla, we hope to reach a wider audience.

1. SAFETY
FIRST
Òwbivc` moK Avgv‡`i AwaKvi,
ev¯Íevq‡b PvB A½xKviÓ
moK wbivcËv welqK
Z_¨KwYKv
moK wbivcËv Kg©m~wP I
A¨vW‡fv‡Kwm di †mvk¨vj †PBÄ

2. c„w_exi †hme †`‡k moK `yN©Ubvi SuywK me‡P‡q †ewk, evsjv‡`k †m¸wji GKwU|
Avgv‡`i †`‡k Zzjbvg~jKfv‡e Kg †gvUiMvwo _vKv m‡Ë¡I †m Zzjbvq moK
`yN©Ubv Ges Gi d‡j nZvn‡Zi msL¨v A‡bK †ewk|
moK `yN©Ubvq †`‡k hZ †jvK gviv hvq Zvi kZKiv 60 †_‡K 65 fvM
n‡”Q c_Pvix, hv‡`i AwaKvskB iv¯Ív cvi n‡Z wM‡q `yN©Ubvq c‡o|
Gme `yN©Ubvi Rb¨ c_Pvix‡`i wbivc` moK e¨enviwewa m¤ú‡K© mwVK Ávb bv
_vKv Ges e¨enviwewa bv gvbvi cvkvcvwk †gvUihvb PvjK‡`i †ec‡ivqv Mvwo
Pvjbv, wbqgKvbyb bv Rvbv Ges D`vmxbZvI Kg `vqx bq| ZvB iv¯Ívq PjvP‡ji
mgq wec` †_‡K wb‡R‡K `~‡i ivLv Ges wbivc‡` iv¯Ívq Pjv Ges cvi nIqvi
wbqg¸‡jv †R‡b †bIqv `iKvi|

3. c_Pjv ev iv¯Ív w`‡q nuvUv
mvaviYZ kn‡i eo eo iv¯Ívi cv‡k
dzUcvZ Av‡Q| Gme iv¯Ívq me mgq
dzUcvZ w`‡q nuvUvPjv Ki‡Z n‡e| kn‡ii
evB‡i, gnvmo‡K, gdmmj kn‡ii iv¯Ívq cÖvqB
dzUcvZ _v‡K bv| dzUcvZ bv _vK‡j iv¯Ívi Wvb
cvk w`‡q G‡Kev‡i wKbvi †Nu‡l nuvU‡Z n‡e|
†Kbbv Avgv‡`i †`‡k Mvwo¸‡jv mvaviYZ iv¯Ívi evgcvk †Nu‡l
P‡j| ZvB Wvbcvk w`‡q nuvU‡j †cQb w`K †_‡K Avmv Mvwoi av°v
LvIqvi †hgb fq _v‡K bv, †Zgwb mvg‡b †_‡K Avmv Mvwo¸‡jv‡K A‡bK
Av‡M †_‡K †`Lv hvq| Gme Mvwo av°v †`Iqvi Dcμg Ki‡j cÖ‡qvR‡b iv¯Ívi
cv‡k m‡i wM‡q wb‡R‡K `yN©Ubv †_‡K i¶v Kiv hvq| †mRb¨ iv¯Ívi Wvbcvk
w`‡q nuvUv A‡bK †ewk wbivc`|
iv¯Ív cvi nIqv
iv¯Ív cvi n‡Z wM‡qB AwaKvsk mgq c_Pvixiv `yN©Ubvq c‡o| ZvB iv¯Ív cvi
nIqvi mgq Aek¨B mveavb _vK‡Z n‡e|
iv¯Ív cvi nIqvi Rb¨ cÖ‡g GKwU wbivc` RvqMv Lyu‡R †ei Ki‡Z n‡e|
kn‡i mvaviYZ GB wbivc` RvqMv¸‡jv n‡”Q †Reªv μwms, c_Pvix cvi
nIqvi IfviweªR, cvZvj c_, UªvwdK cywjk `uvovevi ¯’vb, UªvwdK evwZ
Av‡Q Ggb ¯’vb BZ¨vw`|
†hLv‡b G myweav¸‡jv _vK‡e †mLv‡b Aek¨B iv¯Ív cvivcv‡ii Rb¨ G¸‡jv e¨envi
Ki‡Z n‡e|
wKš‘ †hLv‡b G¸‡jv †bB †mLv‡b wbivc` RvqMv nj iv¯Ívi †gvo ev euvK
†_‡K `~‡ii †Kvb RvqMv, iv¯Ívi `ycv‡k A‡bK `~i ch©šÍ †`Lv hvq Ggb
RvqMv Ges †hLv‡b Mvwoi MwZ ¯^vfvweKfv‡e K‡g hvq ev Kg _v‡K|
GiKg GKwU RvqMvq `uvov‡bvi ci †Kvb Mvwo mnmv G‡m AvNvZ Ki‡e bv, Zv
wbwðZ nIqvi Rb¨ Wv‡b-ev‡g-Wv‡b fvj K‡i †`‡L wb‡Z n‡e Ges kã ïb‡Z
n‡e| wbK‡U P‡j Avmv Mvwo¸wj‡K Av‡M †h‡Z w`‡Z n‡e Ges KvQvKvwQ †Kvb
Mvwo bv _vK‡j ZLb iv¯Ív cvi n‡Z n‡e|
GKvwaK e¨w³ GKm‡½
nuvUvi mgq cvkvcvwk bv †nu‡U
GKR‡bi †cQ‡b Avi GKRb
mvwie×fv‡e nuvU‡Z n‡e|
iv¯Ívq Pjvi mgq †PvL-Kvb
me mgq †Lvjv ivL‡Z n‡e|

4. wkï c_Pvix‡`i moK e¨envi
iv¯Ív cvi n‡Z wM‡q AwaKvsk wkï `yN©Ubvq c‡o| Gi cÖavb KviY n‡”Q iv¯Ív cvi
nIqvi mwVK wbqg bv Rvbv| G Qvov we‡klÁ‡`i g‡Z,
GKUv wbw`©ó eqmmxgv ch©šÍ (11/12 eQi) wkï‡`i g‡a¨ iv¯Ívi `~iZ¡,
Mvwoi MwZ‡eM Ges mgqm¤cwK©Z Áv‡bi cy‡ivcywi weKvk N‡U
bv| A_©vr †Kvb& Mvwo KZ `~‡i Av‡Q, †mwU KZ MwZ‡Z Avm‡Q, KZ
ZvovZvwo †mwU Kv‡Q P‡j Avm‡Z cv‡i Ges †m‡¶‡Î Kx Ki‡Z n‡e,
BZ¨vw` eyS‡Z cviv I m‡½m‡½ wm×všÍ wb‡Z cvivi ¶gZvi Rb¨ gw¯Í‡®‹i
hZUzKz weKvk I Dboeqb NUv `iKvi, H eq‡mi wkï‡`i Zv N‡U bv|
†mRb¨ cÖvqB †`Lv hvq iv¯Ívq `ªæZMvgx hvbevnb Avm‡Z †`Lv m‡Ë¡I wkïiv nVvr
†`Š‡o iv¯Ív cvi nIqvi †Póv K‡i Ges `yN©Ubvq c‡o| A‡bK mgq AwffveK I
MvwoPvjK‡`i D`vmxbZvi Kvi‡Y `yN©Ubv N‡U|
me mgq †mvRvmywR iv¯Ív cvi n‡Z n‡e, †Kvb Ae¯’v‡ZB †KvbvKzwbfv‡e
Ges Wv‡b-ev‡g-Wv‡b bv †`‡L nVvr †`Š‡o iv¯Ív cvi nIqv hv‡e bv|
G Qvov iv¯Ívi cv‡k `uvwo‡q _vKv †Kvb Mvwoi mvg‡b ev †cQb w`‡q nVvr K‡i
†`Š‡o iv¯Ív cvi nIqvI AZ¨šÍ SzuwKc~Y©| KviY G‡Z Avovj †_‡K Avmv Mvwo †hgb
†`Lv hvq bv, †Zgwb Avovj †_‡K nVvr iv¯Ívq P‡j Avmv c_Pvix‡KI Mvwoi PvjK
†`L‡Z cvq bv|
iv‡Z iv¯Ívq PjvPj I cvi nIqv
iv‡Z iv¯Ívq PjvPj I cvi nIqvi mgq D¾¡j i‡Oi †Kvb e¯‘ ev evwZ
m‡½ ivLv A_ev nvjKv i‡Oi (mv`v, njy`) †cvkvK e¨envi Kiv wbivc`|
†Kbbv Gi d‡j iv¯Ívq PjvPjKvix Mvwoi PvjK mn‡R GB c_Pvix‡`i
†`L‡Z cv‡e|

5. ZvB iv¯Ívq wkï‡`i‡K wbivc` ivL‡Z n‡j iv¯Ívq nuvUv I cvi nIqvi wbqg-
Kvbyb Abykxjb Kwi‡q †kLv‡Z n‡e| cvkvcvwk G¸‡jv hv‡Z Zviv †g‡b P‡j †m
e¨vcv‡i e¨e¯’v wb‡Z n‡e|
iv¯Ívq Pjvi mgq m‡½
eq¯‹ †Kvb e¨w³ ev
AwffveK (wcZvgvZv)
_vK‡j wkï‡`i‡K Zv‡`i
nvZ a‡i Pj‡Z n‡e Ges
iv¯Ív cvi Ki‡Z n‡e| nvZ
a‡i Pjvi mgq wkï‡`i‡K
iv¯Ívi cvKv Ask †_‡K `~‡i
ivL‡Z n‡e|
iv¯Ívq wkï‡`i †Ljvayjv
iv¯Ív hvbevnb I c_Pvix‡`i Pjvi Rb¨, Ab¨ Kv‡R e¨env‡ii Rb¨ bq|
A‡bK mgq iv¯Ívi Dci wkï‡`i †Ljvayjv Ki‡Z †`Lv hvq| iv¯Ív †Ljvayjv Kivi
RvqMv bq| iv¯Ívi Dci †Lj‡j wec` n‡Z cv‡i| hvb PjvP‡j weNoe NUvi cvkvcvwk
NU‡Z cv‡i gvivZ¥K `yN©Ubv| ZvB iv¯Ívq wkï‡`i‡K †Ljvayjv Kiv †_‡K weiZ
ivL‡Z n‡e|
iv¯Ív †_‡K `~‡i wbivc` RvqMvq wkïiv †Ljvayjv Ki‡e|
eq¯‹ e¨w³ m‡½ bv _vK‡j
†hLv‡b UªvwdK cywjk Av‡Q
†mLv‡b wkïiv UªvwdK
cywj‡ki mvnvh¨ wb‡q iv¯Ív
cvi n‡Z cv‡i|

6. • `ynv‡Z jv‡MR (gvjcÎ) wb‡q Mvwo‡Z IVv-bvgv Kiv wVK bq| KviY †m‡ÿ‡Î
†Kvb wKQy bv a‡i Avcbv‡K Mvwo‡Z DV‡Z n‡e| GUv LyeB SuywKc~Y©|
PjšÍ hv‡b emv
• †Kvb ai‡bi Mvwo‡ZB AwZwi³ hvÎx n‡q ågY Kiv hv‡e bv| GwU AZ¨šÍ
wec¾bK I SuywKc~Y©|
• ev‡mi Qv‡` AwZwi³ hvÎx n‡q ågY Ki‡eb bv| KviY GwU gvivZ¥K Af¨vm,
hv Aciv‡ai ch©v‡q c‡o|
• gvj‡evSvB Uªv‡Ki Dci hvÎx n‡q ågY Ki‡eb bv| GwU LyeB SuywKc~Y© KvR|
• BwÄb Kfv‡i emv AZ¨šÍ Awbivc` I A¯^v¯’¨Ki weavq BwÄb
Kfv‡i emv †_‡K weiZ _vKyb|
hvbevn‡b PjvPj
mvaviYZ †`Lv hvq evm, †U‡¤úv BZ¨vw`i hvÎx‡`i GKwU eo Ask Mvwo †_‡K
bvgv Ges Mvwo‡Z IVvi mgq `yN©Ubvq c‡o| GKUz mZK© n‡jB hvÎxiv G ai‡bi
`yN©Ubv †_‡K wb‡R‡`i i¶v Ki‡Z cv‡i| ZvB Mvwo‡Z IVv-bvgv Kivi mgq †h
wbqg¸‡jv †g‡b Pj‡Z n‡e †m¸‡jv nj:
hvbevn‡b IVv-bvgv
• Aby‡gvw`Z ÷‡cR Qvov PjšÍ evm ev Ab¨ †Kvb Mvwo‡Z IVv
Ges Zv †_‡K bvgv hv‡e bv| Riæwi cÖ‡qvR‡b †Kvb Abby‡gvw`Z
¯’vb †_‡K Mvwo‡Z DV‡Z n‡j cÖ_‡g Aek¨B Mvwo‡K _vgvi Aby‡iva
Ki‡Z n‡e Ges MvwowU _vg‡j Z‡eB Zv‡Z DV‡Z n‡e|
• hvbevn‡bi wf‡o AvUKv cov Mvwo‡Z †`Š‡o wM‡q IVv DwPZ
bq| KviY †h †Kvb gyn~‡Z© PvjK Mvwo Pvjv‡bv ïiæ Ki‡Z cv‡ib|
• ev‡m ev Ab¨ hvbevn‡b IVvi mgq
evg nv‡Z n¨v‡Ûj a‡i Wvb
cv Av‡M evwo‡q DV‡Z
n‡e Ges bvgvi mgq Wvb
nv‡Z n¨v‡Ûj a‡i Av‡M
evg cv evwo‡q bvg‡Z n‡e|
• ev‡m IVv-bvgv Kivi mgq KvD‡K
av°v †`Iqv DwPZ bq| Gi
d‡j `yN©Ubv NU‡Z cv‡i|

7. • PjšÍ Ae¯’vq k³ †Kvb wKQz a‡i em‡Z n‡e|
• PjšÍ Mvwo‡Z Nygv‡bv DwPZ bq, me mgq mZK© _vK‡Z n‡e|
• Rvbvjv w`‡q nvZ ev gv_v †ei Kiv hv‡e bv| KviY wecixZ w`K †_‡K
Avm‡Q ev Ifvi‡UK Ki‡Q Ggb Mvwoi Øviv nvZ I gv_vq AvNvZ cvIqvi
Avk¼v _v‡K|
• PjšÍ wiKkv I f¨v‡bI k³ wKQy a‡i em‡Z n‡e|
• †gvUimvB‡Kj, wiKkv, f¨vb BZ¨vw`‡Z kvwo, Iobv ev Ab¨ †h †Kvb wX‡jXvjv
Kvco fvjfv‡e ¸wQ‡q wb‡q em‡Z n‡e| †Kbbv Iobv/ kvwoi AuvPj Mvwoi
PvKvq †cuwP‡q gvivZ¥K `yN©Ubv NU‡Z cv‡i|
• †gvUimvB‡K‡j †nj‡gU c‡i emv eva¨Zvg~jK| †nj‡gU ci‡j Avcbvi
gv_v AvNvZ cvIqv †_‡K i¶v cv‡e| †gvUimvB‡K‡j `yBR‡bi AwaK
†jvK Pov AZ¨šÍ SuywKc~Y©|
• †gvUimvB‡K‡j Pvj‡Ki mnhvÎx n‡q GKcv‡k cv w`‡q emv AZ¨šÍ
SuywKc~Y©| KviY G‡Z Pvj‡Ki c‡¶ †gvUimvB‡KjwU‡K h_vh_fv‡e
wbqš¿‡Y ivLv `y®‹i n‡q c‡o| ZvB `ycv‡k cv w`‡q emv A‡bK †ewk
wbivc`|

9. BRAC MDU/Advocacy/March14
dzUcvZ a‡i nuvUzb, dzUcvZ bv _vK‡j iv¯Ívi G‡Kev‡i
wKbvi †Nu‡l Wvb cv‡ki gvwUi Ask w`‡q nuvUzb
Wv‡b-ev‡g-Wv‡b fvj K‡i †`‡L Ges KvQvKvwQ †Kvb
Mvwo bv _vK‡j `ªæZ iv¯Ív cvi nDb