At least 25 people were killed and 35 others injured in road accidents across the Sylhet division during January, the first month of the new year, according to a report published by Nirapad Sarak Chai (NISCHA).
The report, released on Sunday (February 8) by the NISCHA Sylhet divisional committee, shows that a total of 25 road accidents occurred in the division during the month. Sylhet and Habiganj districts recorded the highest number of fatalities, while Moulvibazar saw comparatively fewer incidents.
District-wise data indicate that Sylhet district witnessed six accidents, leaving eight people dead and 10 injured. In Sunamganj, seven accidents claimed six lives and injured 12 people. Moulvibazar recorded four accidents with three fatalities and four injured, while Habiganj saw eight accidents resulting in eight deaths and nine injuries.
NISCHA central committee’s joint organising secretary and Sylhet divisional committee member secretary Jahirul Islam Mishu said the report was prepared based on information from five local daily newspapers, several online portals, two national dailies, estimated unreported incidents, and data collected by NISCHA’s local units.
The report also highlights that among the fatalities, five were motorcycle riders or passengers, seven were drivers or passengers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws and tomtoms, eight were vehicle drivers, and eight were pedestrians. Additionally, one person died in two accidents caused by vehicles overturning, while seven people were killed in 10 head-on collisions.
Of the 25 people killed in January road accidents in the Sylhet division, 18 were men, three women and four children, the report added.