Teacher among 2 electrocuted
Two people, including a school teacher, were electrocuted in Mymensingh and Dinajpur yesterday.
Our Correspondent from Mymensingh adds: A school teacher was electrocuted at Dhubaura upazila headquarters yesterday morning.
Aminul Islam, Jewel, 35, of Bowla village in Phulpur upazila, was a physical teacher of Dhubaura Bahumukhi High School.
Police said Aminul was electrocuted as he came in touch with an electric wire when he was setting TV antenna around 9:00am. He died on the spot.
Our Correspondent from Dinajpur says: A middle-aged man was electrocuted after he climbed up a mango tree for plucking mangos in Phultola village in the town yesterday noon.
The deceased was identified as Main Uddin 50, son of late Tafir Uddin of village Phultola in Sadar upazila.
Witnesses said Main Uddin climbed up a mango tree in front of Dinajpur Shishu Park at noon. As an electric wire of PDB passed through the tree he suddenly came contacted with the wire. He died instantly.
Fire Brigade men rushed to the spot and brought down the body.
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