A wave of mourning has swept through Mongla in Bagerhat after nine members of the same family were found dead on Friday, March 13, 2026. The bodies were placed side by side in the courtyard of their home on Sattar Lane, where only days earlier the family had celebrated a wedding. Relatives, neighbors, and people from distant areas gathered at the house, many weeping or standing silently in shock as the atmosphere turned heavy with grief.

According to family members, the tragedy struck while the family was returning home with the newlywed bride after the wedding festivities. The bodies were brought from Khulna and Rampal in Bagerhat late Thursday night and kept at the family home in Mongla. The courtyard, once filled with joy, has now become a place of deep sorrow.

Residents described the incident as one of the most heartbreaking events Mongla has ever witnessed, leaving the entire community in mourning.