One killed, 10 hurt as under construction building collapses
This under construction building of Shyamoli CNG Filling and Conversion Station beside Dhaka-Bogra highway at Dhopakandi village in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj district collapsed at around 9:00am on Sunday, killing a construction worker and injuring 10 others.Photo: STAR
A worker was killed and 10 others were injured as an under-construction building of a CNG filling and conversion station beside Dhaka-Bogra highway at Dhopakandi village in Ullapara upazila collapsed on them on Sunday. The deceased, Russel Ahmed, 16, was son of Shahin Ahmed of Dadpur village in Salanga upazila. Seven of the injured were identified as Ershad Ali, Abdul Momin, Rahmat Ali, Jainal Abedin, Sahin, Mostafa and Haider Ali. They were admitted to a local clinic. Humayun Kabir, police superintendent of Sirajganj, said the front of the building of Shyamoli Filling and Conversion Station collapsed at around 9:00am when over 20 workers were engaged in construction work. Russel died on the spot while 10 others received serious injuries, he added. On information, a team of army engineering corps led by Brig Gen Azmal Karim rushed to the spot and removed concrete slabs and parts of the roof of the collapsed building with the help of Rab, police and firefighters and recovered the body. A three-member inquiry team headed by Additional District Magistrate Shafiqul Islam has been formed. The building might have collapsed due to faulty construction, the police superintendent further said.
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