Father, son die from electrocution in Noakhali

NOAKHALI, Jan 15 (UNB): A man and his son died after being electrocuted at Folahari village in Kabirhat upazila on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Md Salauddin, 50, and his son Sohrab, 12, of the same village.

Kabirhat municipality mayor Jahirul Haque Rayhan said Salauddin came in contact with a live electric wire linked from the soil around 7pm while he was ploughing his land in the village.

Seeing his father trembling from the electrocution, Sohrab touched his father to save him. Later, as a result, the duo died on the spot.

Office-in-Charge of Kabirhat Police Station Mirza Hasan said a team of firefighters from Maijdi Fire Station recovered the bodies on information and handed them over to family members.