Syndicate-driven chaos: Jatri Kalyan Samity blames policy failures for 351 road deaths during the Eid

Bangladesh’s roads turned into deathtraps during the Eid-ul-Fitr rush, with at least 351 lives lost and 1,046 injured in a span of just 15 days, according to a grim report released by the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.The report, covering the period from March 14 to 28, highlighted a staggering spike in fatalities that the organization’s Secretary General, Md Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, described as more lethal than active conflict zones.​“If we analyze the casualties of the recent war in Iran over the past 15 days, the toll from road crashes in Bangladesh is several times higher,” Mozammel stated during a press briefing at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Monday.The report, compiled through meticulous media monitoring, underscores a total of 394 fatalities and 1,288 injuries when accounting for 377 combined accidents across roads, railways, and waterways.The data highlights a disproportionate crisis involving two-wheelers, as motorcycle accidents alone accounted for 125 incidents resulting ...

• 30 Mar 2026