A man has died from electrocution in Dhaka’s Fakirapool, police said Friday.
The incident happened around 11:15 pm on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Shah Alam (40), an electrician, of Cumilla’s Homna.
He was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in an unconscious state around 12:00pm, where doctors declared him dead.
Md Mamun, who brought Shah Alam to the hospital, said, "Shah Alam became unconscious due to electrocution while working on an electric motor at my house in Fakirapool. Later, when he was brought to the medical centre, the doctor declared him dead.”
DMCH Police Outpost In-charge Inspector Bachchu Mia said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy. The matter has been reported to the concerned police station.