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Minor
Road Accident
Resolved
1 sources
1 casualties
3 entities

22-hour traffic congestion on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sarail

A severe 12-kilometer long traffic congestion persisted for approximately 22 hours on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sarail, Brahmanbaria, from Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon. The congestion was caused by a truck breakdown, a fatal road accident involving a bus, a separate collision between two trucks, and poor road conditions at the World Road roundabout, affecting thousands of passengers.

Thursday, 30 July 2026 at 09:00 pmDhaka-Sylhet Highway, Sarail, Brahmanbaria

Affected scope

1 Record
ScopeSource wording
1 · district১২ কিলোমিটার এলাকা
1 · district
১২ কিলোমিটার এলাকা

Involved entities

3 Records
World Road Roundabout
Infrastructure
Bridge
Goods-laden truck
Vehicle
Truck
Passenger bus
Vehicle
Bus

Named victims

1 Record
Name/OccupationAge/GenderStatusInjury description
Tofazzal Hossain

34 · Male
Dead

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Tofazzal Hossain
Dead
34 · Male

Agencies deployed

Bangladesh Police

Law enforcement agency maintaining public order and security

Highway police arrived to manage traffic, rescue a trapped driver, and remove damaged vehicles.

Fire Service and Civil Defence

First responder for fire, rescue, and medical emergencies

Fire service assisted in the rescue operation after the truck collision.

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