Woman, two children electrocuted in Barishal

BARISAL, Apr 27 (UNB): A woman and her two children were electrocuted in Niamati Union of Bakerganj Upazila of Barishal on Saturday.
The deceased were Sonia, 32, her daughter Sabrina, 9, and Salman, 4, of Dhalmara village of the upazila.
Md Afzal Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bakerganj Police Station, confirmed the matter.
Md Humayun Kabir, chairman of Niamati Union, said that the incident happened when Salman was playing near the house around 11 on Saturday morning. At the time, the electrical connection broke, and he was electrocuted.
Later, Sabrina and Sonia went to rescue Salman, and they also died on the spot.