Mother dies while trying to save son from electrocution in Nalitabari, Sherpur

On June 1, 2026, a 70-year-old woman named Hawa Begum died and her son, Md. Hasan Ali, was injured after being electrocuted by a live irrigation wire in Dudhkura village, Sherpur. The incident occurred while they were trying to save a cow that had come into contact with a wire—part of an illegal electrical connection—that had been downed by a recent storm.