Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- A schoolboy was electrocuted in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh district on Thursday evening.

The deceased was identified as Asif Rana, 15, son of Nur Jamal of Chutchutia Gachh area under Tirnoihat union. He was a ninth-grade student of Shalbahan High School, reports BSS.

The incident occurred in the area when Asif came in contact with a live electric wire while trying to connect power to a light holder at his uncle Abdur Razzak's kitchen, said Jahangir Alam, member of Ward No. 5 of Tirnoihat Union Parishad, quoting the victim's family.

He was immediately rescued and taken to Tetulia Upazila Health Complex, where the attending doctor declared him dead.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tetulia Model Police Station Musa Mia sai...