Dhaka, May 26 -- An easy bike, some installments, and severe poverty, this was the life of Zarina and Al Amin. Their life ended with a tragic love and sadness.

Al Amin (25) and his wife Zarina Begum (20), residents of Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria committed suicide by taking 'Kerry tablets' together on Sunday night.

Around 10pm, the family members found them and rushed them to the 250-bed General Hospital of Brahmanbaria, where Zarina died in the emergency department. Later Al Amin also passed away around 1am.

Zarina's brother Anwar Hossain told reporters poverty was a constant in his sister's family. Al Amin actually sold the easy bike which he had bought in instalments a few days ago. Poverty had fed the marital strife they starte...