Couple die from electrocution in Dimla upazila

NILPHAMARI, Aug 07 (BSS): A man and his wife died after being electrocuted at Dhonipara village in Dimla upazila of the district on Wednesday noon.

The deceased were identified as Dilip Islam, 45, and his wife Achia Begum, 40, hailed from the village.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dimla Thana Md Mofizuddin Sheikh said Dilip came in contact with a live electric wire first when he was setting a switch of the ceiling fan at his house.

Later, his wife Achia was electrocuted while she was trying to save Dilip.

Their 12-year old daughter found their bodies after returning home from her school this noon.