2 workers die after falling off under-construction building in Dhaka

2 workers die after falling off under-construction building in Dhaka

Two workers died after falling from an under-construction building in Dhaka's Shyampur area this morning.

The deceased were identified as Mohammad Rabbi, 22, son of Md Liton and Rabbi, 18, son of Abbas Ali. Both hailed from Ghatail upazila in Tangail.

The incident happened around 10:00am at the under-construction building of a textile factory in Postogola area.

Md Sohag, a co-worker of the deceased, said the two along with other workers were removing the rooftop shuttering, standing on the second floor.

Suddenly, they slipped and fell to the ground. They were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where they succumbed to their injuries at different times, he said.

The bodies were kept in the DMCH morgue for autopsies, Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost said.