Two friends were killed as their motorcycle lost control and crashed into a tree in Faridganj upazila of the district on Thursday night.
The deceased were identified as Sajib Mridha, 17, son of Nannu Mridha at Charmothura village of the upazila and Ashik Mridha,18, son Jasim Mridha of the same area.
Quoting family members, Abdul Mannan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Faridganj police station, said the two friends left home on Thursday night to offer the first Taraweeh prayer at the New Model Mosque in Faridganj.
The accident occurred around 10 pm when their bike lost control and hit a roadside tree in the Charkumira area while returning home after offering Taraweeh, leaving Sajib dead on the spot.
Injured Ashik died on the way to the hospital, added the OC.
"On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies around 10:30 pm."
Both families took permission from the Additional Deputy Commissioner to bury the bodies without post-mortem. Later, the bodies were handed over to the families on Friday morning, said OC Abdul Mannan.