Schoolboy electrocuted
A schoolboy of Birganj upazila died yesterday as he came in contact with a live electric wire. The incident occurred when he climbed a roadside tree to catch bird on way to school. The deceased was identified as Belal Hossain, 14, son of Bahez Ali of village Jagdal under Birganj municipality and a class eight student of Kabi Nazrul High School. Witnesses said Belal climbed a roadside eucalyptus tree in front of Abdul Patwari Auto Rice Mill of Birganj-Panchagarh highway for birds. But accidentally he touched the 440 volt live wire which passed through the tree.
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