Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- At least 1,25,405 people were killed and 1,76,249 others injured in 72,736 road crashes across the country from 2014 to June 30, 2026, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS).

The organisation disclosed the figures in a statement issued on Wednesday on the occasion of National Road Safety Day 2026, blaming mismanagement, irregularities and flawed policies in the road transport sector for the high toll.

It said the figures on crashes, casualties and their causes were compiled by monitoring media reports published between 2014 and June 30, 2026.

The BJKS also claimed that the actual number of casualties could be several times higher than the published figures.

It alleged that successive governments had focus...