The RSF in its report released on Saturday said that among them, 18 individuals were killed and 33 others injured in 42 road accidents in the capital.
The foundation prepared the report based on news reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media.
Among the deceased, 143 people died in motorbike accidents alone which are 33.85 per cent of the total fatalities.
The deceased also included 112 pedestrians, 56 drivers and their assistants.
Besides, 17 waterway accidents claimed at least 21 lives and inured six individuals.
Twenty-seven people were killed and 13 others injured in 29 accidents involving trains across Bangladesh last month.
Of the total accidents, 214 occurred on the national highways, 135 on regional roads, 42 on rural roads and 60 on city roads.
According to the report, 28.69 per cent accidents occurred in Dhaka division, 18.83 per cent in Rajshahi division, 22 per cent in Chattogram division, 6.72 per cent in Khulna division, 3.58 per cent in Barishal division, 3.35 per cent in Sylhet division, 8.87 per cent in Rangpur division and 5.38 per cent in Mymensingh division.
Fourteen people were killed in Barishal division, the lowest compared to other divisions, said the report.
The RSF pointed out several major reasons behind the rise in the number of road accidents.
The reasons include - faulty vehicles, reckless driving, desperate mentality, incompetence and illness of drivers, unsettled wages and working hours, prevalence of low-speed traffic on highways, reckless motorcycling by the youth, the tendency of flouting traffic rules, poor management of traffic; lack of efficiency of the BRTA, and extortion in the sector.
The RSF urged the authorities concerned to take necessary initiative to ensure road safety.
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