Dhaka, March 30 -- Bangladesh's roads turned into deathtraps during the Eid-ul-Fitr rush, with at least 351 lives lost and 1,046 injured in a span of just 15 days, according to a grim report released by the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.

The report, covering the period from March 14 to 28, highlighted a staggering spike in fatalities that the organization's Secretary General, Md Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, described as more lethal than active conflict zones.

"If we analyze the casualties of the recent war in Iran over the past 15 days, the toll from road crashes in Bangladesh is several times higher," Mozammel stated during a press briefing at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Monday.

The report, compiled through meticulous media monitoring,...