The workers were constructing a toilet at a school next to the temple in Faridpur’s Madhukhali Upazila
Four members of a family electrocuted in Sunamganj
Four members of a family have been electrocuted to death in Sunamganj.
Published : 26 April 2016, 08:28 AM
Updated : 26 April 2016, 09:50 AM
Police said the incident occurred on Tuesday morning at a village in Dharmapasha Upazila.
The victims have been identified as 45-year-old Ranjit Sarkar, his father Jagadish Sarkar, wife Rita Sarkar and his 10-year-old daughter Sonali Sarkar.
Quoting witnesses, local police OC Mazharul Islam said that Ranjit got stuck to a snapped live electric wire at the courtyard of his home.
The others were electrocuted when they came to rescue him.
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