Dhaka, June 16 -- At least 390 people were killed and 1,182 injured in 379 road accidents across the country during the 15-day Eid-ul-Azha travel period, with motorcycles being involved in the highest number of crashes.

Secretary General of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (JKS) Mozammel Haque Chowdhury read out the figures at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity on Monday.

Citing data collected by the association's Road Accident Monitoring Cell, he said the accidents occurred between May 31 and June 14, covering the rush before and after the festival.

In addition to road accidents, 25 train-related incidents left 25 people dead and 12 injured while 11 waterway accidents caused 12 deaths and six missing persons. Compared to last ...