Bangladesh, May 26 -- At least 15 people were killed and eight others injured when an iron rod-laden truck plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Tangail-Northern region highway near the eastern side of the Jamuna Bridge at Jokarchar in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Sagor Mia, 20, son of Sakim Mia; Rabiul Islam, 25, son of Shahidul Islam; Barik, 21, son of Abdur Rashid; Badsha, 32, son of Rahim; Yeakub, 20, son of Ekabbar Ali; Tarek, 20, son of Sultan of Rajendrabari village in Manda upazila; Sariqul, 25, son of Saidul of Malanchi village in Niamatpur upazila; Gias, 20, son of Rashid; Mainul, 28, of Pakuria village in Manda upazila of Naogaon district; Ismail Hossain, 19, son of Alta...