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A 30-year-old shop employee died apparently from electrocution on Monday morning while crossing a waterlogged road amid heavy rain near Najira Bazar intersection at Bangshal in Old Dhaka.
The deceased, Md Amin, son of Badsha Mia of Teli Sani village in Bhandaria Upazila of Pirojpur, used to reside near BDR Gate-1 area in the capital, UNB reports.
Amin was brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in an unconscious state around 9:45 am, where doctors declared him dead, said Inspector Md Faruk, in charge of the DMCH police camp.
Jisan, a passerby who helped bring Amin to DMCH, said Amin lost consciousness after coming in contact with electrified water while riding his bicycle through the rainwater.
Even light rainfall in Old Dhaka often causes waterlogging in the Najira Bazar area, he said.
Local people used a bamboo pole to pull him from a distance and rushed him to the hospital.
Md Faruk said the body has been kept in the morgue and the matter has been reported to Bangshal Police Station.