Two minor siblings died from electrocution at Sonagachhi village in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased were Tofayel Hossain, 11 and his younger sister Seba Khatun, 4.1.
Their father is Md Sakimuddi of the village under Shimulbari union.
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Local UP Chairman Md Shariful Alam Sohel said the victims’ elder brother was charging his auto-rickshaw at their home in the afternoon.
He mistakenly put the live electric wire on the rickshaw when the siblings were in the vehicle, he said, adding that the incident left the duo dead on the spot.
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Pran Krisna Debnath, officer-in-charge of Phulbari police station, confirmed the news of deaths, saying that police were looking into the matter.
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