An SSC examinee, Md. Russell (17), died after being electrocuted in Char Fasson upazila of Bhola district on Thursday.

The incident occurred around noon in Ward No. 2 of Nurabad Union under Dularhat Police Station.

The deceased, Russell, was the son of Md. Abul Kalam and a 2026 SSC examinee from Dularhat Secondary School.

According to family members, an electric water pump had been installed in a pond for flooring work at their house. While connecting the pump to an electrical switchboard around noon, Russell accidentally came into contact with a live wire and was critically electrocuted.

Family members rushed him to Char Fasson Upazila Health Complex, where the doctor on duty at the emergency department declared him dead.

Grieving father Md. Abul Kalam said, “I have four daughters and only one son. He appeared in this year’s SSC examination from Dularhat Secondary School. He was a brilliant student. I have lost everything with his death.”

Dr. Muntasir Billah, the emergency physician at Char Fasson Upazila Health Complex, said Russell had died before being brought to the hospital.

Assistant teacher of Dularhat Secondary School, Md. Jakir Hossain, said, “Russell was one of our brightest students. We are deeply saddened by his untimely death and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family.”

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dularhat Police Station, Yasin Alam Chowdhury, said police had received information about the student’s death by electrocution. No complaint has been filed by the family regarding the incident.