A construction worker was electrocuted while working in the basement of an under-construction building near Shankar Bus Stand in Dhanmondi on Monday noon.
The deceased was identified as Azahar, 40.
He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 2:30 pm and declared dead at 3:15 pm, hospital authorities said.
Monir, an engineer at the construction site, said, “While operating a motor to remove accumulated water in the basement he got electrocuted and lost consciousness. We rescued him and took him to the hospital but he could not be saved.”
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Inspector Md. Faruk, in charge of the DMCH police outpost, said that the body was kept at the hospital morgue.
“We have informed the police of the relevant area about the death,” he added.