Two brothers electrocuted

Two brothers were electrocuted to death in Jashore’s Bagharpara upazila Wednesday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Towhidul Islam, 42, and his younger brother Ruhul Amin, 38, of Raipur union of the upazila.

“Ruhul came into contact with live wires while cutting hay for cows with a machine near his home. Towhidul was also electrocuted as he rushed to save his brother,” Firoz Uddin, officer-in-charge of Bagharpara Police Station, said.

The brothers were taken to Jashore General Hospital and declared dead upon arrival, he added.

Meanwhile, electrocution mortality rates have raisen alarmingly across the country. Working persons and males have a higher susceptibility to deaths from electrocution. Rural areas pose greater threats compared to urban Bangladesh.