2 electrocuted
A farmer was electrocuted in Tentulia upazila of Thakurgaon while another in Baliakandi upazila of Faridpur yesterday.
A farmer was electrocuted and three others sustained injuries at Shanbahan Jugigach village yesterday.
The deceased was Abdul Haque, 40, son of Denat Ali of the village.
Tentulia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Jahurul Islam said Arif, 11, son of Ainul Haque of the village, screamed for help when he came in contact with a live electrical wire.
When Abdul Haque, Johora Begum, 55, and Ismail Hossain, 50, tried to rescue Arif they also came into contact with the wire.
Villagers took them to Tentulia Upazila Health Complex where the doctor declared Abdul Haque dead.
Arif and Ismail are undergoing treatment at the health complex while Johura was shifted to Panchagarh Sadar Hospital.
In Rajbari, a man was electrocuted in Baliakandi upazila yesterday.
The deceased was Sobed Sheikh, 48, son of Giru Sheikh of Bongkur village.
Sub-Inspector of Baliakandi Police Station Habibur Rahman said Sobed came in contact with an electric wire while he was coming down from a coconut tree and died on the spot.
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