Woman killed as tree falls on house during storm
A woman was killed while her husband was seriously injured as a storm hit Balidapara village under Kaliganj upazila on Wednesday night.
The dead was Sabina Khatun, 35, wife of Mofazzel Hossain of the village.
Mofazzel said, when the storm started at around 9:00pm he along with Sabina hurriedly went to the roof of his house to collect dried firewood.
All on a sudden a big raintree on the Dhaka-Khulna highway adjacent to the house fell on the one-storied building.
Seriously injured Sabina was rushed to Kaliganj health complex. As her condition deteriorated, she was referred to Jessore Sadar Hospital. But she succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital.
Mofazzel said he had submitted an application to Kaliganj UNO last year for removal of the old tree.
"Finding no reply, he again sent another letter to Zilla Parishad officer Abdul Wahed Joarder but to no effect. Finally Sabina had to die for their indifferent attitude", he alleged.
Osman Gani, principal of Balidapara Qawmi Madrasa said that the old tree was posing risk for long. Mofazzel wrote to remove the tree several times, but the authorities did not pay heed to his request, he said.
Contacted, UNO Anjumanara Begum said, she had forwarded the letter to Zila Parishad authorities to take necessary action. But she could not say as to what happened to that letter.
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