A day laborer named Rezaul Karim, 38, died from electrocution on Sunday morning while assisting in the reinstallation of an electricity transformer in Chaubila village under Salonga Union of Raiganj upazila, Sirajganj. He was working with a lineman named Atik when the accident occurred around 11 a.m. Karim, son of the late Omar Ali Sheikh of Charia Ujir Shaopara village, had long been employed as a tree-cutting worker for the local Palli Bidyut office.
According to police and local sources, the team assumed the power line was disconnected before starting work. However, an adjacent line remained live, and Karim was fatally electrocuted upon contact. His coworkers later disconnected the power and, with local help, brought down his body. Police visited the scene, granted permission for burial, and recorded an unnatural death (UD) case at Salonga Police Station.
Local residents have raised questions about how a tree-cutting laborer was assigned to transformer installation work, as attempts to contact the Salonga Palli Bidyut zonal office and its acting AGM went unanswered.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, (রায়গঞ্জ) সিরাজগঞ্জ প্রকাশ : ১৮ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ২০: ০৫ উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, (রায়গঞ্জ) সিরাজগঞ্জ সিরাজগঞ্জের রায়গঞ্জ উপজেলার সলঙ্গায় বিদ্যুৎ সংযোগের একটি ট্রান্সফরমার পুনঃস্থাপনের সময় বিদ্যুৎস্পৃষ্ট হয়ে রেজাউল করিম (৩৮) নামে পল্লী বিদ্য
The ‘1 Nojor’ media platform is now live in beta, inviting users to explore and provide feedback as we continue to refine the experience.
