DHAKA: A 14-year old madrasa student was electrocuted in Dholpur area of Jatrabari in the capital city Sunday (April 21).
The deceased was identified as Abdul Hannan, 14, hailed from Barishal.
He studied at a madrasa in Dholpur area.
Shihab Uddin, a teacher of the madrasa, told Banglanews that Hannan was electrocuted while switching on the fan with wet hands, in the morning.
He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the physician pronounced him dead around 10:45am.
The body was kept at the morgue, said DMCH Police Outpost In-Charge Bachchu Mia.
BDST: 1337 HRS, APR 21, 2019
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