Two construction workers electrocuted in Dhaka
Two construction workers were electrocuted at an under-construction building on Monday night, at Lohar Gate area of west Rampura in the capital.
The deceased were identified as Mazharul Islam, 22 -- from Matlab upazila in Chandpur and Arif, 20 -- of Haluaghat upazila in Mymensingh, said Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue sources.
One of the workers screamed for help when he came in contact with the building’s piling pipes -- which were connected with a live electrical wire on the construction site.
Later, his co-worker -- who tried to rescue him -- was also electrocuted, said Md Shariful Islam, sub-inspector of Hatirjheel Police Station.
Mazharul and Arif were taken to Rampura’s Better Life Hospital where on-duty doctors declared them dead at around 8pm.
The dead bodies were sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsies, Shariful added.
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