SUNAMGANJ, Jan 6, 2025 (BSS) - Two motorcycle riders were killed in a road accident in the Sichni area under Shantiganj upazila this morning.

The deceased were Rajan Ahamed, 25, son of Habibur Rahman of Aktapara village in Shantiganj upazila and Amiriul Islam, 40, son of late Sayed Mokuddus Ali, a resident of Nurpur village in Derai upazila of the district.

When a CNG-run auto rickshaw collided head-on with a motorbike on the Sunamganj-Jagannathpur road around 10:30 am, leaving two bike riders dead on the spot, said M Akram Ali, officer-in-charge of Shantiganj police station.

Police recovered the bodies and sent those to Sadar Hospital morgue.