A man and his son were killed on Sunday as their motorcycle was hit by a tractor on Panchagarh-Kahrurhat road in Panchagarh sadar upazila.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Aziz alias Kalu, 55, a retired Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member and his son Arif Hossain, 25, a BGB member from Barabari area in Haribhasa union in the upazila.
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Arif was returning home with his father in the afternoon from Chaklarhat Bazar on a motorcycle when a tractor coming from the opposite side of the road hit their motorcycle.
Arif died on the spot while his father died on the way to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, said Md Rasel Ali, member of ward-4 of Chaklahat Union Parishad.
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Arif’s family said he was on leave from duty as he recently got married on March 24.
Md Abdul Latif Mia, Officer-in-Charge of Panchagarh sadar police station said the tractor has been seized but its driver and his assistant managed to flee.