Jhenaidah, April 5 -- A man and his nephew died after being electrocuted in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on Sunday.

The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Sarkar, 50, and his nephew Nur Alam, 35.

Rafiqul was the son of the late Jamshed Sarkar of Baganmath village, while Nur Alam was the son of the late Abu Sama of the same village.

The incident occurred in the afternoon in Baganmath village under Banshbaria union of Maheshpur upazila.

Banshbaria Union Parishad Chairman Nazmul Huda Jintu said Rafiqul was spraying pesticides in his paddy field when he came into contact with a low-hanging electric wire connected to an irrigation motor, triggering the electrocution.

Nur Alam, who was working in a nearby field, rushed to rescue his unc...