Dhaka: An imam was electrocuted at Hanif Maulana Bari Jame Mosque of Char Gazi village under Borhanuddin upazila of the district this morning. The deceased was Belal Uddin, 30, a teacher of the local Al Iqma Noorani and Hafezia Madrasa and son of Md. Shahe Alam, a resident of the village.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Belal came in contact with an electric wire when he was spraying water on the wall of the newly constructed building around 8 am. Siddiqur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Borhanuddin Police Station, reported the incident.