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3 of a family electrocuted in Kurigram

Three members of a family were electrocuted in Khashervita village of Joymonirhat union under Bhurungamari upazila in Kurigram district on Wednesday at 10pm. The deceased are Sabiron, 42, his son Saifur Rahman, 25 and Saifur’s wife Momtaz, 23.According to police, Saifur came into contact with a live electric wire while fixing the cable connection of the house on Wednesday night. The others got electrocuted while trying to save Saifur.Zia Latiful Islam, officer-in-charge of Bhurungamari Police Station, union parishad chairman of this union informed me about this matter over phone. We sent a team to visit the spot.