Father, son electrocuted

A man and his son were electrocuted at Manik Bazar village in Kaliganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.  The victims are Atiqul Islam, 35, and his son Barat Hossain, 6, of Hazrania village in the upazila. Police said Barat came in contact with a live electric wire of water pump at the house of their relative. Atiqul was electrocuted when he went to rescue his son.  They died on the spot, said Manirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station.