As Bangladesh’s roads remain perilous, some 8,543 people lost their lives and 12,608 suffered injuries in road accidents across the country in 2024 alone.
General Secretary of Jatri Kalyan Samity Mojammel Hossain Chowdhury came up with the shocking figures in its annual report on road accidents at a press conference held at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) on Saturday.
Besides, 9,237 fatalities and 13,190 injuries were recorded in 6,974 accidents on roads, railways and waterways during the period.
According to the report, 497 railway accidents left 512 people dead and 315 injured.
Four killed, scores injured on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway accidents
Besides, 118 accidents on waterways caused 182 deaths, 267 injuries and left 155 people missing.
Among 6,359 road accidents, 2,329 were motorcycle accidents that led to 2,570 fatalities and 3,151 injuries during the period.