A 40-year-old man died from electrocution while cutting branches of a tree in Kamalpur village of Faridganj upazila of Chandpur on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased Manjur Hossain was from Shrikalia village of Gupti Purba Union of the upazila.
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Mintu Dutta, officer-in-charge of Faridganj Police Station, confirmed the matter.
According to locals and family members, Manjur had purchased land in Kamalpur village near his in-laws' home, where he resided and earned his livelihood as a day labourer.
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On Thursday afternoon, while cutting branches from a tree next to his house, he was suddenly electrocuted. Locals immediately rescued him and took him to the Upazila Health Complex, where the duty doctor declared him dead.
Police had already visited the spot upon receiving the news. Since the family of the deceased did not lodge any complaints, permission was granted for burial without an autopsy, the OC told UNB.