Minor boy killed in wall collapse
People gather at a boundary wall of a house collapsed in Wazidia Madrasa area of the port city yesterday, killing a four-year-old boy Abu Fayder Emon, inset.Photo: STAR
A four-year old boy was killed and his mother injured when a boundary wall collapsed on them at Wazidia Madrasa area under Bayezid Police Station in the port city yesterday. The deceased Abu Fayder Emon was the son of Abdul Mannan, a worker at a roadside eatery and a resident of the area. Minu Ara Begum,35, along with her child Emon was walking along an alley south of Wazidia Madrasa, around 8:30am, when a decaying boundary wall of a two-storey house gave way and collapsed on them, killing the child instantly. Police recovered the child's body from beneath the rubble and sent the critically injured mother to Chittagong Medical College Hospital. Police have arrested Abdul Aziz, one of the residents of the building, and a case was being filed, as of 7:30pm yesterday, said Md Mainul Islam Bhuiyan, inspector (Investigation) of Bayezid Police Station. On visiting the spot this correspondent found the remaining 70 feet of the wall still standing, posing a threat to passers-by. “Lately, a portion of the dilapidated wall was extended to a height of 15 feet, increasing the risk,” said Nizamuddin, a resident of the area.
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