An electrician died from electrocution while turning on an electric switch at Begumganj upazila in Noakhali district on Wednesday evening.
The incident occurred in the New Market area under Gabua suburb at Eklashpur union in the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Md Sihab uddin, 35, son of late Shafi Ullah, a resident of Anantopur village in the upazila.
It was learnt that the ground floor of the New Market had been submerged in water since the recent flood in the district.
On Wednesday evening, Sihab came in contact with a live electric wire while turning on the switch of an electric motor to irrigate the water from the ground floor of the market, leaving him critically injured.
Locals rescued him and took him to Noakhali General Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared him dead.
On information, police have visited the scene and the the body have been handed over to the deceased's family, said Md Anwarul Islam, officer-in-charge of Begumganj Police Station.
MR/MB
