2 electrocuted in Thakurgaon

A man and a minor boy were electrocuted in separate incidents in Thakurgaon on Thursday and Friday, reports UNB.

Three wheeler driver Moksed Ali, 40, of Nalarghat village in Sadar upazila died on the spot after being electrocuted at his own residence around 10:00am on Friday, said Paigam Ali, chairman of Nargun union parishad.

Earlier on Thursday, Rifat, 8, son of Anwar Hossain of Bahati village of Haripur upazila was electrocuted while came in touch with a live electric wire when he was trying to bring down Argentina's flag from a tree, said Ruhul Kuddus, officer-in-charge of Haripur police station.