Chandpur, Nov 24 (UNB) - A day labourer died after being electrocuted while cutting the branches of a tree at Badiuzzaman village in Faridganj Upazila on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shah Alam, 42, son of Md Sirajul Islam of the village.
Shah Alam came in contact with a live electric wire lining through the tree branches and fell off the tree in the afternoon, leaving him severely injured, said Harunor Rashid, officer-in-charge of Faridganj Police Station.
Later, the injured was rushed to Faridganj Upazila Health Complex where the duty doctor declared him dead.