Two people died and another two were injured from electrocution in the city’s Satarkul area of North Badda area on Sunday afternoon, family said.
The deceased were identified as Ariful Islam Sohel, 32, a welding mechanic and Jahangir Alam, 32, his assistant.
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Sohel, along with Jahangir, was workimg in his newly built enterprise Maa Engineering Workshop Grill and Welding in Satarkul area when the accident occurred, his family said.
Another two workers Ahad and Miraj were injured in the incident.
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Sohel and Alam were first taken to a nearby hospital and later to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the on-duty doctor declared both of them dead.
Bachchu Mia, police inspector at the DMCH police outpost said the bodies have been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsies.