Hit by bus, two motorcyclists killed in Khulna

KHULNA, Sept 19 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed in the city on Khulna-Satkhira highway as a bus hit their vehicle on Monday morning.
The deceased were identified as Hafiz Md Shariful Islam, 23, from Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat and Md Belal Hossain, 24, from Rajbandh area.
The accident occurred around 7:30 am in front of Pragati School as the recklessly-driven Khulna-bound bus hit the motorcycle, leaving Shariful and Belal dead on the spot, said witnesses.
Another witness said the bus hit the motorcycle while giving side to a Satkhira-bound truck and immediately fled the spot.
According to locals, Shariful was a local madrasa teacher and Belal was a muezzin (official for prayer calls) of a mosque.
Locals blocked Khulna-Satkhira road for an hour protesting the accident and later left the road when police appeared there.