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A man and his son died from electrocution while working on a cropland in Shahmahmudpur area of Chandpur Sadar Upazila.
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on land adjacent to the railway line in Kaddipanchgaon village, reports UNB.
The deceased are Abdur Rob Tapdar, 60, a retired officer of the Chandpur Water Development Board, and his younger son Sayem Tapdar, 23, a student of Shahtoli Kamil Madrasa.
Shah Alam, the brother-in-law of the deceased, stated, "My sister's husband and nephew died of electrocution while working on the land."
Md. Bahar Mia, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station, said police reached the scene after receiving information and found initial signs indicating electrocution as the cause of death.
"Since there was no complaint from the family, permission was granted to bury the bodies without an autopsy," he added.
The bodies were later laid to rest at the Kaddipanchgaon family graveyard after the funeral.
The deaths of father and son have cast a pall of gloom over the area.