Published on 12:00 AM, April 05, 2011

Youth electrocuted

A young day-labourer came in contact of an electric wire while cutting a branch of a tree and died at village Mukundapur in Kaliganj upazila on Sunday. The victim was identified as Rafiqul Islam, 27, son of Kala Chand of village Ratneswarpur in the same upazila. Quoting local people police said, Rafiqul was, cutting a branch of a tree owned by Mahbubur Rahman of village Mukundapur. At one stage the victim came in contact with a live wire of an electric electrocuted, he fell down the tree. The incident took place at about 3:00pm.