Three teenage friends died reportedly after drinking toxic liquor at Pakuria village of Manda upazila in Naogaon on Thursday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Nishat Ali, 17, son of Ali Nekbar Ali of Dariapur village of Prasadpur union of Manda upazila, Sharikul Islam Pintu, 18, son of Akkas of Pakuria village of Varshon union and Ashiq Hossain, 18, son of Abdur Rashid of the same village.
They all are Class XI students of Mandar Uttara College.
Mozammel Haque Kazi, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Manda Police Station, said the three friends fell sick after drinking liquor this afternoon.
Of them, Ashiq Hossain died on the spot and while Nishat Ali and Sharikul Islam Pintu were pronounced dead after taken to Manda Upazila Health Complex.
The bodies will be sent to Naogaon Sadar Hospital for post-mortem on Friday, added the OC.
The exact cause of their deaths will be known only after the post-mortem report, he said.
A case of unnatural death (UD) was filed at Manda police station in this regard, said the officer.