Ensuring safety on roads is necessary
Dhaka Tribune (English) · ১০ নভে, ২০২৬
Nearly 300 families wiped out in road accidents over six years and ten months is a devastating reflection of the state of road safety in Bangladesh -- figures that represent hundreds of lives lost, children left without…
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনDhaka Tribune (English)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
Dhaka Tribune (English)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- According to a recent analysis by the Road Safety Foundation, accidents involving motorcycles, auto-rickshaws, microbuses, private cars, and other vehicles have increasingly resulted in multiple members of the same family being killed together.
- The findings point to a number of persistent problems, including reckless driving, unfit vehicles, inadequate driver training, and widespread disregard for traffic laws.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
An individual who is inadequate.
“The findings point to a number of persistent problems, including reckless driving, unfit vehicles, inadequate driver training, and widespread disregard for traffic laws.”
Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
“The findings point to a number of persistent problems, including reckless driving, unfit vehicles, inadequate driver training, and widespread disregard for traffic laws.”
The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
“Nearly 300 families wiped out in road accidents over six years and ten months is a devastating reflection of the state of road safety in Bangladesh -- figures that represent hundreds of lives lost, children left without parents, parents who have lost their children, and families whose lives have been permanently changed.”
Increasing in amount or intensity
Synonyms: more and more
“According to a recent analysis by the Road Safety Foundation, accidents involving motorcycles, auto-rickshaws, microbuses, private cars, and other vehicles have increasingly resulted in multiple members of the same family being killed together.”
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
Synonyms: decimate, destroy, raze, ruin
“Nearly 300 families wiped out in road accidents over six years and ten months is a devastating reflection of the state of road safety in Bangladesh -- figures that represent hundreds of lives lost, children left without parents, parents who have lost their children, and families whose lives have been permanently changed.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
Nearly 300 families wiped out in road accidents over six years and ten months is a devastating reflection of the state of road safety in Bangladesh -- figures that represent hundreds of lives lost, children left without parents, parents who have lost their children, and families whose lives have been permanently changed.
According to a recent analysis by the Road Safety Foundation, accidents involving motorcycles, auto-rickshaws, microbuses, private cars, and other vehicles have increasingly resulted in multiple members of the same family being killed together. The findings point to a number of persistent problems, including reckless driving, unfit vehicles, inadequate driver training, and widespread disregard for traffic laws.
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Question 1: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
1.The findings point to a number of persistent problems, including reckless driving, unfit vehicles, inadequate driver training, and widespread disregard for traffic laws.
Writing practice
IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Traffic & transport
Should private cars be banned from city centres to reduce traffic? Give your opinion.
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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পাঠোত্তর প্রতিফলন ও সারসংক্ষেপ অনুশীলন (Active Recall)
প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।