A headmaster and his wife were electrocuted in Kapasia, Gazipur. The tragic incident occurred on Friday afternoon in Seldia village of the upazila.
The deceased are: Mohammad Shahidullah Bhuiyan, 55, headmaster of Kirtania High School, and his wife Ferdousi Akter, 40.
Shahidullah was the son of late Momtaz Uddin Bhuiyan of Barishab Union in Kapasia upazila.
On Saturday morning at around 10:30am, Kapasia police sub-inspector (SI) Abdul Halim confirmed the incident.
He said that on Friday afternoon, Shahidullah Bhuiyan installed an electric motor to pump water into a pond near their house for fishing.
When he turned on the motor, he got electrocuted.
His wife, who was standing nearby, rushed to save him and was also electrocuted, suffering critical injuries.
The couple passed away on the way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
SI Halim further said that the family brought the bodies to the police station.
Upon the family's request, the bodies were handed over without an autopsy.
The deceased’s son has filed an unnatural death case at the police station.