It's a law that's been on the books since 1983, in a set of ordinances that were last updated in 1990. And yet, Bangladesh's Motor Vehicles Ordinance is like any other set of laws in that they're only as good as their enforcement.
According to the letter of the law, "no driver of a two-wheeled motor cycle shall drive any motor cycle unless he wears a helmet of the prescribed type or carry any person on a motor cycle unless that person wears a helmet of the prescribed type."
