Wedding joy turns into tragedy as two brothers die in Goalanda road crash

GOALANDA, Rajbari, Feb 01 (UNB): A pall of gloom descended on a family following the tragic death of two brothers including a bridegroom in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Goalanda upazila on Wednesday midnight.
The deceased were identified as Manirul Islam, 32 and bridegroom Saiful Islam Sumon, 27, -two sons of Moksed Sardar of Khankhanapur in sadar upazila.
Police said that the accident occurred around 12 am in front of Nabuosimuddinpara Government Primary School when a soil-laden truck hit a motorbike carrying the two siblings, leaving Manirul dead on the spot and Saiful injured.
Later, the injured was taken to a local hospital where the doctors declared Saiful dead. Local people said that Moksed Sarkar was taking preparation for wedding ceremonies of his two sons-Shamiul Islam and Saiful Islam Sumon at his residence.
Saiful went to the Daulatdia ghat area to receive his elder brother Manirul who came from Dhaka to attend the marriage ceremonies and they met the tragic death while returning home from there.