At least 27 people were killed in separate road accidents across Bangladesh on the first day of the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, according to reports published on May 25, 2026. The deadliest crash occurred in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila, where a rod-laden truck overturned on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway, killing 15 low-income passengers and injuring nine others. The victims were mostly from Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Chapainawabganj districts, returning home for Eid after working in Noakhali.
Additional fatal incidents were reported in Bogura, Gopalganj, Naogaon’s Patnitala, Sirajganj’s Shahjadpur, Munshiganj, and Kishoreganj’s Austagram, claiming 12 more lives. These included a father and daughter in Bogura, a microbus driver in Gopalganj, two people in Patnitala, two in Shahjadpur, two in Munshiganj, and three family members in Austagram. Police and fire service officials confirmed the casualties and said injured victims were taken to nearby hospitals.
The series of accidents cast a shadow of grief over several districts as millions began their homeward journeys for Eid celebrations.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ২৫ মে ২০২৬, ২১: ৫৪আপডেট : ২৫ মে ২০২৬, ২২: ২৫ ঈদুল আজহার ছুটির প্রথম দিনই দেশের বিভিন্ন স্থানে ভয়াবহ সড়ক দুর্ঘটনায় অন্তত ২৭ জন নিহত হয়েছেন। এর মধ্যে সবচেয়ে মর্মান্তিক ঘটনা ঘটেছে টাঙ্গাইলে। ঢাকা-টাঙ্গাইল-যমুনা সেতু মহাসড়কে রডবো
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