Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- At least 16 people were killed and over 80 others injured in road accidents in Feni, Kishoreganj,Faridpur and Sirajganj districts on Thursday, demonstrating how dangerous the country's highways still are.

According to reports reaching the UNB news desk, aCox's Bazar-bound bus carrying holidaymakers hit a roadside tree at Lemua in SadarUpazila of Feni district, killing eight people and injuring at least 20 others in the morning.

The accident took place near Lemua Bridge on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway around 5:45 am.

Police identified the deceased as Opu, 35, and Sujon Mia, 28, from Bikrampur; Iqbal, 38, and Shamim, 30, from Dhaka's Mirpur; Ripon, 30, from Madaripur; Munna Khan, 30, from Narayanganj; Faysal,15, of Nara...