A teenage motorcyclist and his two pillion riders were killed as their bike hit a roadside tree at Betagi in Barguna early Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as bike rider Yeasin Arafat, 13, Rabbi Mridha, 14, and Siam, 13, all residents of Mokamia union. Read more: 2 cousins killed in Bagerhat road crash The accident occurred around 12:30 am when their motorcycle hit a road side tree on Barguna-Betagi highway after losing control over speed, leaving the trio dead on the spot, said Md Jihad, sub-inspector (SI) of Betagi police station. The bodies were sent to Barguna Sadar hospital morgue for autopsies, said the SI. Read more: Motorcyclist killed in Rajshahi road crash A case was filed at the police station in this regard, he added.

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has killed and his friend injured as their motorcycle overturned on Hafez Bazlur Rahman Road in Raozan upazila.