An old man has died and other injured after being electrocuted in Band Road area of Barisal city.
The deceased is Kalu Sardar, 74, of Band Road area.
Quoting the locals, Barisal Fire Service and Civil Defense Station Master Hasib Akand Dipu, said: “Kalu went to the roof of his newly constructed building with a labour to install water supply pipe around 11:30am Monday.”
While working, they came in touch with a live electric wire that left Kalu dead on the spot and the labour critically injured.
On information, the fire fighters went to the spot and recovered the body.
The injured labour was admitted to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital.