3 workers die after inhaling septic tank gas in Gazipur

Three workers died after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at a house in Tongi on Monday. The deceased were identified as Atique, 25 and Shaheen, 30, two sons of Shahidullah of Phulbaria upazila in Mymensingh district and Faruk, 25, son of Zahirul Islam of Rangpur district, UNB reports. Ashiqur Rahman, station officer of…

Construction Site: 3 workers killed in city

The Daily Star, Back Page, Published On: 09-06-2018 See original story at https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/12-storey-fall-two-workers-killed-city-1588498 Construction Site: 3 workers killed in city Three construction workers died as scaffolding outside a 12-storey under-construction building broke in the city’s Dhanmondi area yesterday. The dead are Monirul Islam, 40, of Chapainawabganj, and Mokhlesur Rahman, 22, and Saidur Rahman, 35, of Kurigram.Monirul…

4 die in lift collapse

The Daily Star, Front Page, Published On: 2011-07-22 See original story at http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=195251 Construction Site: 4 die in lift collapse M Rahman and Shahin Mollah Four workers died as a makeshift lift carrying them plunged to the ground in a terrifying free-fall at an under-construction building in the city’s Kakrail yesterday evening. The dead were Zahidul…

City construction site caves in

A construction site at Nakhalpara in the city’s Tejgaon Industrial Area subsided taking with it an adjacent road and three tin-shed houses after the pilings collapsed early yesterday [May 21, 2011], also causing cracks on nearby multi-storey buildings, reports The Daily Star. Five construction workers were injured as they tumbled in the ditch formed after…

Safety rules defied in construction sites

Most construction firm owners directly or indirectly force workers to work without any safety gear and in hazardous conditions which lead to frequent accidents at construction sites, reports The Daily Star on July 23, 2011. With a high unemployment rate, firm owners have the luxury of firing anyone who talks about safety, and hiring someone…

A little help saves his life

Maruf along with four minor boys was playing near an under construction building of Babu Bhuiyan at East Rampura in  Dhaka city at about 10:00am on January 24, 2011. At one stage of playing, some 9/10 bricks of the under construction wall fell on them leaving Touhid dead instantly and two others, including Maruf, injured.…