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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.
Source photograph: Prothom Alo · 31 Jul 2026 / Record updated 31 Jul 2026Reported fatalities
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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.
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1 PEOPLE REPORTED DEAD
0 PEOPLE REPORTED INJURED
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Highway police arrived to manage traffic, rescue a trapped driver, and remove damaged vehicles.
Fire service assisted in the rescue operation after the truck collision.
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