, May 19 -- year-old worker died from electrocution while working at a construction site in Uttar Badda area of the capital on Monday noon.

The deceased was identified as Md Akash.

Suddenly Akash fell unconscious after coming in contact with electricity at around 1 pm, said his co-worker Suman.

He was immediately taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared him dead at 2:05 pm, said DMCH police outpost in-charge Md Faruk.

The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy, he said.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh....