As many as 576 people were killed and 1055 injured in 505 road accidents across the country in July, said a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.Forty-eight people died in 47 railway accidents while 21 died and 15 injured in 16 waterway accidents, it said.The report was published on Saturday after analysing accident reports published in the country's national and regional dailies and online news portals during the period.Total 644 people were killed and 1075 others injured in 644 accidents on roads, waterways and railways across the country.One ninety five people died and 122 others were injured in some 180 motorbike accidents across the country last month which is 35.64% of the total accidents and 31.61% of the total fatalities.Among those killed in road accidents in July, 119 people were drivers, 77 pedestrians, 17 transport workers, 29 students, seven teachers, three members of law enforcement agencies, one army personnel, one navy personnel, one Border Guard Bangladesh member, one fire service man, 82 women, 42 children and seven activists of different political parties.Highest 173 people were killed and 271 injured in 157 road accidents in Dhaka division while lowest 38 people were killed and 138 others injured in 23 road crashes in Barishal division.Among those vehicles involved in the accidents were 18.74 percent buses, 22.84 percent pick-up vans, covered vans and lorries, 6.83 percent private cars, jeeps and microbuses, 5.74 percent CNG-run auto-rickshaws, 25.99 percent motorbikes, 15.32 percent battery-run human haulers and 4.51 percent three-wheeler vehicles.Of the accidents, 38.61 percent occurred on national highways, 30.69 on regional highways and 24.15 percent on roads.17 deaths in Jhalakathi accident: Bus driver had a license for light vehicles, RAB says

Three people were killed and at least 77 hurt in separate road crashes in the Debiganj and Boda upazilas of Panchagarh, police said. The deceased were identified as Tamij Uddin, 60, Hasibul Islam, 32, and Swapan Ali, 25, of Tentulia. Fifteen of the 77 injured are still not out of the woods and were sent to the Rangpur Medical College and Hospital. Also Read: Clash over Ahmadiyya event: Law enforcers on high alert to avoid further trouble in Panchagarh "The accident in Debiganj occurred at Lakshmirhat as a truck crashed into a bus in the afternoon. The bus, full of passengers, was returning from a three-day ijtema (congregation) in the upazila town after Akheri Munajat (final prayers). It overturned in the impact of the crash," Jamal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Debiganj Police Station, said. "One devout Muslim died at the scene and 26 others were injured. The injured were rushed to the upazila health complex. Five of them were referred to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital. However, the truck driver immediately fled the scene." "The accident in Boda occurred at Chandanbari after the tyre of a bus burst. Two people were killed, and 51 were injured; all of them were returning from the congregation in Debiganj," Sujay Kumar Roy, officer-in-charge of Boda Police Station, said. "The injured were taken to Boda Upazila Health Complex. Later, 10 of them were transferred to the Rangpur Medical College and Hospital."        

Two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured in two road crashes in Natore's Sadar upazila Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Parul Begum, 30, and Hanif, 40. One accident occurred as a tanker hit a rickshaw van in the Chawk Tabaria area around 11am, ALM Masud, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jhalmalia Highway Police Station, said. Also read: Lalmonirhat mother, daughter crushed to death by train "Parul and other passengers of the van were rushed to Sadar hospital where she was declared dead upon arrival. The other injured are now undergoing treatment." A speeding microbus ran Hanif over while he was crossing the road in front of Harishpur Police Lines, killing him on the spot, the OC said. The bodies were sent to Sadar hospital morgue for autopsies, he added.      

Eleven people were killed and 11 others injured in a number of road crashes in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Pabna, Chandpur and Mymensingh district on Monday and Tuesday. In Rajshahi, three people were killed when a truck rammed a motorbike at Dangerhat in Paba upazila of Rajshahi district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Shaheen Ali, 40, son of Abu Syed, Sohagh Ali, 28, son of Md Babul and Rakib Ali, 26, son of Anwar Hossain of Bahrampur area. Ismail Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kornahar Police Station, said the accident occurred around 4 pm when the iron-rod laden truck hit the motorbike when it reached in front of Dangerhat School, leaving Shaheen and Sohagh dead on the spot and injured one. Read more: Road accidents leave 10 dead in 6 districts The injured was taken to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared Rakib dead. Police seized the truck. In Rangpur, three people were dead and at least 10 were injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Rangpur's Taraganj upazila this morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The accident occurred in Doalipara area of the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway around 7:45 am, said Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Taraganj police station. According to the police, a Rangpur-bound bus of Tripti Paribahan from Saidpur collided head-on with another bus, of Saimon Exclusive Paribahan, coming from the opposite direction in Doalipara area -- leaving two dead on the spot and 10 injured. "Another person died at the hospital while undergoing treatment there," the OC said. The bodies have been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsies, added the OC. In Chandpur, a teacher and a student of a local madrasha were killed when a bus hit a motorbike at Rasulpur in Kachua upazila in the afternoon. The deceased were identified as Zahid Hossain, 25, son of Abdur Razzak of Shahrasti upazila and jabber Hossain, 13, son of Sahabuddin of Laksham upazila. The accident occurred around 2 pm when the bus of ‘Bogdad Paribahan’ from Chandpur hit the motorbike, leaving them injured, said Ibrahim Khalil, officer-in-charge of Kachua Police Station. They died while taking to upazila health complex. Vehicular movement remained suspended for some time following the accident. In Pabna, two students were killed and another one was injured when a motorbike skidded off the road on Madhupur-Sathia road at Boalmari intersection in Sathia upazila on Monday midnight. The deceased were identified as Rubel Hossain, 22, a student of Pabna government Edward College and son of Nazrul Islam and Juboraz, 16, an SSC examinee and son of Yunus Ali of the upazila. Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sathia Police Station, said the accident took place at 12 am when the motorbike carrying trio fell on the road as its driver lost control over steering, leaving them injured. Later, they were taken to Pabna General Hospital where the doctors declared two of them dead. The duo met the tragedy while returning home from a trade fair. Read more: Road accidents leave 4 dead in 2 districts In Mymensingh, Apu Mia, 20, a helper of a truck driver and son of Abdur Rahman of Kishoreganj district, was killed when the sand-laden truck overturned at Dighirpar in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh district in the morning, said Rasheduzzaman Khan, officer-in-charge of Pagla Police Station.

At least five people were killed in road accidents in Gopalganj, Habiganj and Rajbari districts on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. In Gopalganj, two people were killed when their motorcycle crashed into a roadside tree on Dhaka-Khulnahighway in Sadar upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Maruf, 32, of Chaltabunia village of Morrelganj upazila of Bagerhat and his brother-in-law Bayjid Talukdar,18, son of Alam Talukdar of the same upazila. Khan Shariful Islam, inspector of Bhatiapara Highway Police Station, said Maruf and Bayjid were going home from Dhaka on a motorcycle. Read: Biker, pillion rider dead in Kushtia road accident Due to the dense fog, their motorbike hit the tree around 6:30am, leaving them dead on the spot. Police recovered bodies and sent them to Gopalganj Sadar Hospital morgue, added the inspector. In Rajbari, an Ansar member was killed after being hit by a speeding truck in Rajbari's Goalanda upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam alias Sunny,25, son of Haider Sheikh of Pirojpur municipality. He was an Ansar member of Pirojpur Sadar Upazila. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Goalanda Mor Ahosthanadipur Highway Police StationTariqul Islam said when Sunny reached rail gate area around 10:00 pm the Dhaka-bound speeding truck hit him, leaving him seriously injured. Read: Tourist dies in Cox’s Bazar Locals rescued him and took him to Goalanda Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival. On information, police recovered the body and handed it over to his family, added the OC. The driver managed to escape with the truck after the accident. In another accident in Habiganj, two cousins were killed as their motorcycle collided with a covered van in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Sohag Mia,17, son of Aptah Hossain of Madhya Bejura village, and his cousin Shuvo Miah,18, son of Imam Hossain. Their motorcycle collided with a Dhaka-bound covered van coming from the opposite side, leaving the duo severely injured, said Mainul Islam Bhuiya, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shaistaganj Highway Police Station. They were announced dead when they were taken to upazila health complex, he said. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Habiganj Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, added the OC.  

Three men were killed in different road crashes in Jashore Sunday after a motorcycle and a car crashed into trees, police said. The deceased were identified as Khokon, 35, of the Kazipara area, Shimul Hossain, 30, of the Post Office Para area, of Jashore town, and Arman, 35, of Sector 6 of the suburb. Read: Biker, pillion rider dead in Kushtia road accident "Shimul, who was going to Chanchra from Dharmatala on his motorcycle, ran into a roadside tree while making way for a pedestrian. He died from the impact of the crash," Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Tajul Islam said. "Also, Khokon and Arman died at the scene after their car veered off the road and hit a tree at Manoharpur on the Jahsore-Magura road," he added.

Four people were killed in road accidents on Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways, in Gazipur district, on Friday. Two of the deceased were identified as Zakir Hossain, 24, and Abu Tayeb Moon, 23, of Nandail upazila of Mymensingh district while the identities of two others could not be known immediately. Rokon Mia, sub-inspector of Bason Police Station, said Zakir and Abu Tayeb were killed on the spot when a speeding bus hit a motorbike they were on at the Chourasta area of Gazipur on Friday evening. Also read:Two dead in Kalabagan road accident Meanwhile, two more victims died on the spot when an unidentified vehicle ran them over on Dhaka-Tangail highway around 11 pm, said Faruk Hossain, sub-inspector of Bason Police Station. Police rescued the bodies and took them to Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy.  

As many as 739  people including 109 children were killed and 2042 others injured in 632  road accidents across the country in July. Of these, 251 people died in motorbike accidents alone, which is 33.96% of the total fatalities, Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on Saturday. These road crashes left 118 pedestrians, 137 drivers and their assistants dead during the period. On the other hand, 14 waterways accidents claimed at least 18 lives with seven injuries. Besides, 41 were killed and 33 others injured in 26 train accidents across Bangladesh last month. Also read: Father-daughter die, 3 of family hurt as car falls into canal in Sylhet Road Safety Foundation prepared the report based on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media. Of the total accidents, 252 accidents occurred on the national highways, 199 on regional roads, 109 on rural roads, 64 on city roads and eight in other places, said the report. According to the report, 31.48% accidents occurred in Dhaka division, 15.18 % in Rajshahi, 16.61% in Chattogram, 13.13% in Khulna, 5.69% in Barishal, 4.90 % in Sylhet, 6%in Rangpur and 6.69% in Mymensingh divisions. The highest number of accidents was recorded in Dhaka division where 228 people were killed in 199 accidents. Forty-six 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. Also read: Mirsharai tragedy: Death toll rises to 12 as another dies at Ctg hospital 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 address the issues. 

Nine people were killed and 14 others injured in separate road accidents in Barishal, Cumilla and Dhaka Thursday. In Barishal, five people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Ujirpur upazila this noon. Four of the deceased were identified as Ruhul Amin, Abdur Rahman, Md Hasan and Nurul Amin while identity of another could not be known. All the deceased were passengers of the microbus. Ali Arshad, officer-in-charge of Ujirpur Police Station, said the accident occurred at noon when the Dhaka-bound ‘Molla Paribahan bus’ from Patuakhali rammed the Barishal-bound microbus from Dhaka at Shikarpur, leaving four dead on the spot and 13 other people injured. Also read: Four killed in Barishal road accident  Of the injured, another died on the way to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital. Though police seized the vehicle, its driver and helpers managed to flee the spot.  In Cumilla, two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Debidwar upazila this noon. The deceased were identified as Salim, 22, son of Kuddus Miah, and Lakkhan Barman, 26, son of Shuvalchandra Barman. They were residents of nearby Kosba upazila in Brahmanbaria district. Kamal Uddin, an in-charge (IC) of Mirpur highway police camp, said the accident occurred at noon when a speedy pickup van crashed into a CNG run-auto rickshaw on Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Istrogram area. In another accident in the district, an elderly man was killed when a bus hit him while he was crossing Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chandina upazila this morning, said Promdan Majumdar, in-charge of Iliotganj highway police camp. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid, 82, a resident of Naotala village in the upazila. In the capital, A 24-year-old woman was killed following a collision between two rickshaws, including a battery-run one, in the city’s Chawkbazar area in the early hours of the day, said police. The deceased was identified as Umme Salma, 24, of Bhola district. She completed her post-graduation from Eden College recently. Also read: 4 killed in Habiganj road accident Salma’s cousin Md Hasan said she came to Dhaka this morning after Eid vacation and was going to her hostel at Azimpur from Sadarghat in a battery-run rickshaw with Hasan. The accident occurred around 4am when a wheel of their rickshaw got stuck in a hole in Islambag area and it overturned after being hit by another speeding rickshaw, leaving Salma seriously injured.

Within 24 hours of a tragic road accident that left six people dead in Barishal on Wednesday, four people have lost their lives in the same district in a collision between two vehicles. Four people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Ujirpur upazila of Barishal on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Ruhul Amin, Abdur Rahman, Md Hasan and Nurul Amin of Gazipur district. All the deceased were passengers of the microbus. Also read: Bangladesh sees 7 years’ highest 398 deaths on roads during Eid journey Ali Arshad, officer-in-charge of Ujirpur Police Station, said the accident occurred at noon when the Dhaka-bound ‘Molla Paribahan bus’ from Patuakhali rammed the Barishal-bound microbus from Dhaka at Shikarpur, leaving a man dead on the spot and 15 other people injured. Of the injured, three died on the way to Upazila Health Complex. Police seized the vehicles but no one was arrested in this connection. Besides, six people were killed in another road accident occurred on the busy Dhaka-Kuakata highway Wednesday noon. Alauddin Milon, officer-in-charge of Bakerganj Police Station, said the accident occurred when the Barishal-bound bus hit a three-wheeler in the upazila, leaving four of its passengers dead on the spot and three others injured.   The three injured of the same family were sent to SBMCH where Sathi Akther succumbed to her injuries Thursday morning and her  child Farhana died in the afternoon. Road accidents in Bangladesh As many as 524 people including 73 children were killed and 821 others injured in 467 road accidents across the country in June. Of these, 204 people died in motorbike accidents alone during this period, which is 38.93% of the total fatalities, the Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on July 4. Besides, 107 pedestrians, 86 drivers and their assistants were killed in the accidents . Meanwhile, Bangladesh witnessed 398 deaths on roads in 319 accidents in just 15 days during journeys before and after Eid-ul-Azha this year. Also read: Barishal road crash: Death toll climbs to 6 The accidents and deaths recorded on Bangladesh roads during Eid-ul-Azha were highest in the last 7 years, according to a report prepared by Jatri Kalyan Samiti, a passenger welfare organization.