At least 65 people were killed in road accidents and 41 people were murdered during the Eidul Fitr holiday in Bangladesh, reports said on Saturday.
The Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily said 65 people were killed and 208 injured on the roads between Tuesday and Friday as millions packed cars, buses, trains and ferries to go home to their families on Islam’s biggest annual festival, which was celebrated here Wednesday.
| I thought that was the usual toll in a Bangla two-car collision? |
The figure included 16 deaths reported by the BSS news agency on Thursday. The Daily Jugantor said 41 people were murdered during the same period, including one housewife who was allegedly set on fire by her husband.
"Look what I got you for Eid, honey!"
"Oooh! How sweet! It's... ummm... gasoline?" |
An official at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital told AFP that Munni Akhter, 22, was allegedly killed after her family failed to give 2,000 taka (35 dollars) as an Eid gift to her husband.
| "Cheap bastards. Just for that, I'm burning her to the ground!" |
Officials could not confirm either the accident or murder figures.
Many offices and businesses were open Saturday for the first time since Monday after the Eid holiday, which ran from Tuesday to Thursday, and the weekly Friday holiday. |