Overview
- A rod-laden lorry overturned early Monday on the Dhaka‑Tangail‑Jamuna Bridge highway in Kalihati upazila, Tangail, leaving at least 15 people dead and 10 injured.
- Many victims were day labourers or holiday travellers who had been riding on top of iron rods and were crushed or trapped when the vehicle rolled into a roadside ditch.
- Local police and bridge engineers said the driver lost control and may have fallen asleep, and authorities have opened an inquiry to determine the exact cause.
- Police, fire service crews and nearby residents carried out rescue work, the injured were taken to a local health facility, and highway traffic that was delayed by the response was later restored.
- The crash highlights recurring safety risks during Eid travel in Bangladesh, where overloaded vehicles, informal hitching on cargo trucks and weak enforcement help drive a high annual toll from road deaths.