Five boat passengers die from electrocution

Five passengers of a boat were electrocuted in Basail upazila of Tangail on Friday morning. 

Deceased boatman Taij Uddin, 50, Jomela Begum, 60, her son Hamidur Rahman Rono, 35, Ata Mia's daughter-in-law, 32, were residents of Gilabari village, and Shah Alam, 25, of Kaiyamadhu village in the upazila.

Local UP member Rubel Mia said the boatman came in a contact with live electric wire in a waterbody in Gilabari area and later the boat sank.

After the incident, bodies of five people were retrieved, Rubel said, adding that some others might remain missing.

Basail Fire Service station fireman Shafiqul Islam said a diver team has already been sent to the scene for rescue operation.