A young man died after getting electrocuted while cleaning a water tank in the capital's Badda area on Sunday. The victim was identified as Alamin, 25, son of Babul Mia, hailing from village Baghbari under Raipura upazila in Narsingdi district. He was residing at Jamai Bazar area of T&T Korail slum of Banani in the city. The incident took place at around 12:00 pm on Sunday while he was cleaning a water tank at Gudara Ghat area in Badda. He received severe shock injuries as he touched an electric wire during his cleaning work. Also read: Construction worker dies from electrocution in city Alamin was rescued in critical condition and was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the duty doctor pronounced him dead around 2:00 pm. Contacted, Inspector Bachhu Miah, in-charge of DMCH Police Camp said the body was kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy. The concerned police station has been informed. Mohammad Yasin, a co- worker of the deceased Alamin, said that he along with Alamin and Sumon were electrocuted while brushing the walls of a water tank at a house of Badda Gudara Ghat Road No. 6. The doctor declared Alamin dead after he was brought to the emergency department of the medical college hospital. Also read: Schoolboy dies from electrocution in Kurigram

A construction worker died of electrocution in the city’s Natun Bazar area in Bhatara on Sunday evening. The victim was identified as Md Limon, 25, son of Saiful Ali of Puti Nagraj village under Fulbari upazila of Kurigram district. He was residing in an under-construction building at Natun Bazar area. The incident took place at an under-construction multi-storied building located on 100 Feet Road in Natun Bazar at around 6:00 pm. Also read: Farmer dies from electrocution in Jhenaidah Elder brother of the deceased, Rajibul Hasan, said that his younger brother Limon was working as a mason's assistant in an under construction 10-storey building in the 100 feet Road area of Natun Bazar. When he tried to install an electric bulb on the third floor of the building, he fell unconscious due to electrocution as he touched a leak in the live wire at around 6:00 pm, said Rajibul, who is also working as a construction worker in the same building. Limon was rescued and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital at 7.15 pm where the doctor on duty declared him dead after examination, Rajibul said. Also read: Worker dies from electrocution in city The body has been kept at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy, said Inspector Md. Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost.