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Worker dies from electrocution at Lakshmipur temple

Published : Sunday, 18 October, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Observer Online Report

A decorator worker died after being electrocuted while working at a Durga Puja mandap in Raipur upazila of Lakshmipur on Saturday (October 18) evening.

The deceased, Kamal Hossain, 45, was the son of farmer Sujan Khan of Paschim Kadira village in Mehendiganj upazila of Barishal. He had been working at a decorator shop in Hajiganj Bazar of Chandpur for the past two years.

Police and local sources said Kamal was working at Gopal Giridhari Temple in Charpata union when he accidentally came into contact with electricity and fell from a ladder.

Locals rescued him and took him to Raipur Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.

Raipur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Azizun Nahar and Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Raipur Police Station Nizam Uddin Bhuiyan visited the spot after being informed of the incident.

The OC said CCTV footage from the temple had been collected. After completion of the necessary legal procedures, Kamal's body was handed over to his family.

-EM

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