Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Three men from Noakhali have died in a motorcycle accident on their way home after visiting a Saraswati Puja pavilion in Feni.

The accident occurred on the Feni-Noakhali highway in the Uttar Alipur area of Daganbhuiyan Upazila at 9:30pm on Monday, said Inspector Md Harunur Rashid of Mahipal Highway Police Station.

The dead were identified as 23-year-old Sourav Goswami from Noakhali's Choumuhani Upazila, 23-year-old Antar Ghosh from Companiganj Upazila, and 22-year-old Debu from the same Upazila.

Police recovered the bodies and sent them to the Feni 250-bed General Hospital for an autopsy.

Citing the witnesses, Inspector Harunur said: "Five friends went to Feni from Noakhali on two motorcycles to attend Saraswati Puja ...