
The deceased were identified as Rina Begum, wife of Shahadat Khan, and her son Russel Khan, 35, of the village.
Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Matlab South Police Station, said Russel first came into contact with a live wire and was electrocuted while trying to take a connection from an electric pole set up on the road adjacent to their house around 9:30 pm.
As Rina Begum rushed to rescue him, she was also electrocuted and died on the spot, reports UNB.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent them to a local hospital.