'643 died in over 500 road accidents this November'

At least 643 people died and 826 were injured in 586 road accidents in November this year, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said in a report today.

Meanwhile 51 people died and four were injured in 54 railway accidents in the last month, said a press release signed by Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, secretary general of the organisation, sent to media today.

Additionally, 18 inland waterway incidents claimed the lives of 15 people and left 10 injured in this period, the release said, adding that seven people were missing in the accidents.