Student dies from electrocution in Kurigram

A student from Phulbari upazila in Kurigram died after being electrocuted near his home on Thursday afternoon.

The dead Akimun Islam, was the son of Shahid Hossain from Purba Dhaniram village in Borobhita Union. He had passed this year’s SSC examination from Borobhita High School.

Golam Mostafa, a member of the Union Parishad representing the Purba Dhaniram ward of Borobhita Union, confirmed the student’s death.

According to locals, electricity supply had remained suspended in Phulbari upazila under the Kurigram-Lalmonirhat Rural Electricity Association from Thursday morning until the afternoon. Due to the intense heat, many residents were staying outside under the shade of trees. Akimun was also standing under the shade of a bamboo grove in front of his home, chatting with neighbors.

At the time, he was reportedly holding onto a bamboo stalk that had come into contact with an electricity wire. Suddenly, when the power supply was restored, the bamboo became electrified. Akimun sustained  an electric shock and fell to the ground.

Neighbors rescued him in critical condition and rushed him to Phulbari Upazila Health Complex, where the attending physician declared him dead.

Dr. Hafizul Islam, Resident Medical Officer at Phulbari Upazila Health Complex, confirmed the death and said, ''the student had died from electrocution before he could be brought to the hospital."