The deceased was identified as Achintaya Kumar Biswas, 35, while the injured are his wife Bashona Biswas,30, and wife’s friend Juthi, 29. The three of them were on the motorcycle.
Mukul Hossain, SI of Gopalganj Sadar Police Station, informed that the accident occurred at Tetulia of Ulpur Union under Gopalganj Sadar Upazila on Gopalganj-Tekerhat road around 4 in the afternoon.
The mishap occurred when Lance Corporal of Bangladesh Army Achintaya Kumar Biswas was going to village Aruakandi under Rajoir Upazila of Madaripur district along with his wife and wife’s friend.
At this time, a speeding covered van coming from the opposite direction collided head on with the motorcycle killing the army member on the spot.
Being informed, police rushed to the spot, recovered the body of the deceased and the injured and brought them to Gopalganj 250-bed General Hospital. The two seriously injured were admitted to the hospital.
Son of Joydeb Biswas of village Kodombari under Rajoir Upazila of Madaripur district, Achintaya Kumar Biswas was working as Lance Corporal in Rangpur Cantonment.
He came to his village home at Kodombari of Rajoir Upazila of Madaripur district on a two-month leave.