Mother and two children laid to rest in side-by-side graves in Rowmari, family stunned with grief
A mother and her two children killed in a road accident in Rowmari upazila of Kurigram have been buried in three graves side by side. On Sunday, their burial was completed at the social graveyard of Chatlakanda village in Char Shaulmari union of the upazila.
The deceased are Lipi Begum (36), wife of lecturer Shahidul Islam, their son Rishad Mia (12) and daughter Tuba (7). Relatives and local people said Shahidul Islam has been stunned with grief after losing his wife and two children at the same time.
On Saturday afternoon, five passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed when it was hit by a paddy-laden truck. Among those five were Lipi Begum and her two children. Two more people were also killed in the same accident.
The other two deceased are Sharifa Begum (42), wife of Badal Mia of the Kartimari Bazar area of Jadurchar union, and Nazrul Islam (42) of Mondolpara village in Rajibpur upazila. They too were buried at their respective family graveyards on Sunday morning.
According to family sources, Lipi Begum had gone with her children to her father's home in Pantamari village of Dangdhara union in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur. The accident occurred on their way back home from there.
At around half past two on Saturday afternoon, the auto-rickshaw met with the accident at the Shiber Dangi area of Sayedabad Bazar in Jadurchar union of Rowmari upazila. On this part of the journey, it collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction.
According to local sources, the paddy-laden truck coming from the opposite direction hit the auto-rickshaw. Three people died on the spot in this. Two more died on the way to hospital in a seriously injured condition.
Brishti Khatun (25), a student of Begum Rokeya University, was seriously injured in the accident. She is undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Ekramul Haque, a local college teacher who attended the janaza, said Shahidul Islam's two children studied with his own child. Rishad had received a talent pool scholarship this time. The family had planned to have him coached for admission to a cadet college. But he lamented that everything ended in the accident.
Ekramul Haque also said Shahidul Islam has been left speechless after losing his wife and two children. An atmosphere of mourning was created in the area around the janaza and burial, and many people came to stand beside the family.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (Rowmari Circle) Russell Kabir said the truck and the auto-rickshaw have been seized in this incident. He also said legal action will be taken in this regard.
This incident of losing three members of one family at the same time has spread deep grief across the entire area. The sight of the burial of the mother and two children in three graves side by side remained the most painful moment for the relatives. Now everyone's attention will be on the police's legal process and the treatment of the injured student.
