Two brothers die from electrocution in Chattogram

Published: July 15, 2018 18:53:15 | Updated: July 17, 2018 14:16:03

Two brothers died from electrocution at Jabbarhat village under Hathazari upazila in Chattogram on Sunday morning.

The deceased were identified as Saudi expatriate Md Nazrul Islam, 35, and his younger brother Md Rukel 26, sons of Md Abu of Jabbarhat of the upazila.

Farahadabad Union Panel Chairman Md Akbar Hossain said the two brothers got electrocuted when they tried to save two construction workers from electrocution around 11:30pm.

All of them were taken to Fatikchari Upazila Health Complex. But the duty-doctors declared the two brothers dead, said BelalUddin, officer-in-charge of Fatikchhari Police Station, reports UNB.