A member of Bangladesh Navy was electrocuted to death at Karnaphuli in Chattogram early Friday.
The deceased was identified as Wahidul Islam Riaz, 25, son of Zafar Ahmed of Lakhsmipur district.
Police said Wahidul was accidentally electrocuted after getting in contact with an electric wire in the early hours of Friday at Banauja Julda Nirvik basecamp.
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Later, he was rushed to a Naval Hospital where the doctor declared him dead, said Dulal Mahmud, officer-in-charge (OC) of Karnaphuli Police Station.
The body was kept in Chittagong Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy, the OC added.