Staff Reporter Sirajgonj :
In a fatal incident, at least eight people were electrocuted at Kadai village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Abdullah, 13, a class VII student and son of Abu Taher, Rafiqul Islam, 30, son of Habibur Rahman, Momin, 30, son of Kashem Ali, Sajib, 13, a class VII student and son of Abdul Alim, Abdus Sattar, 50, Reaz, 14, a class VIII student and son of Aminul Islam, Anwar Hossain, 35, son of Amin and Habib, 25, son of Abul Hossain of the village.
The incident took place around 12:30 pm when
nine people came in contact of a live wire while shifting a makeshift shop, leaving them injured, said Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Sirajganj Sadar Police Station. They were taken to Sadar Hospital where doctors declared eight of them dead, said Dr Faridul Islam, a resident medical officer of the hospital. The injured was being treated at the hospital, he added.
In a fatal incident, at least eight people were electrocuted at Kadai village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Abdullah, 13, a class VII student and son of Abu Taher, Rafiqul Islam, 30, son of Habibur Rahman, Momin, 30, son of Kashem Ali, Sajib, 13, a class VII student and son of Abdul Alim, Abdus Sattar, 50, Reaz, 14, a class VIII student and son of Aminul Islam, Anwar Hossain, 35, son of Amin and Habib, 25, son of Abul Hossain of the village.
The incident took place around 12:30 pm when
nine people came in contact of a live wire while shifting a makeshift shop, leaving them injured, said Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Sirajganj Sadar Police Station. They were taken to Sadar Hospital where doctors declared eight of them dead, said Dr Faridul Islam, a resident medical officer of the hospital. The injured was being treated at the hospital, he added.
