Rangpur: A tragic incident occurred in Khagrabandh Kaliganj Mandalpara village under Bishnupur union of Badarganj upazila, where a farmer was electrocuted and died this morning. The victim, Charaf Uddin Mandal, aged 48, was the son of the late Abdul Sattar Mandal and a resident of the same village.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the unfortunate event took place when a branch of a bean plant at Charaf Uddin's house became entangled with an electric wire. As he attempted to remove the branch amidst adverse weather conditions around 8 am, he inadvertently came into contact with the live wire, resulting in his electrocution.
The incident left Charaf Uddin stuck to the wire. Despite the efforts of his family members to rescue him after about half an hour, he was found to have already died on the spot. Officer-in-Charge AKM Atiqur Rahman of Badarganj Police Station confirmed that upon receiving the news, police promptly visited the location.