At least eight people have been killed when a bus fell into a roadside ditch in the district's Basail upazila.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Traffic Sargent Mohammad Asad of Dhaka-Tangail Highway said: “A Dhaka-bound bus of Binimoy Paribahan fell into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Tangail Highway around 3pm Thursday after the driver lost his control over the steering.
“Six people, including a woman, died on the spot and 20 others received injuries. All the injured have been admitted to Tangail Medical College Hospital.”
Later, two people died in the hospital while undergoing treatment, said Basail police station OC Nazrul Islam.
“The death toll may rise further as many of the injured are in critical condition.”
