Worker dies, 4 hurt as wall collapses in Rajshahi

A worker was killed and four others  were injuries as a wall collapsed on them on Saturday at Chotobangram Bimanchattar area in Rajshahi city.

The deceased was identified as Riazul.

Injured Enamul Haque,35, Dilip,43,Kazem Ali,27, and Monjurul Alam, 35, were rescued from under the debris and admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH).

A  wall collapsed as the workers were working to install a Reinforced Concrete Column(RCC), said Rajib, one of the workers, reports UNB.

He said, “Nine workers were working when the wall collapsed. We don’t know what happened to  four others.”

Emran Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Chandrima police station said the five workers were rescued from the site of an under-construction house of one Entaj Ali.

As they were taken to RMCH doctors announced Riazul dead.

Didarul, Assistant Director of fire service, said three rescue teams have managed to rescue five workers.

“We will conduct  search and rescue operation for few hours more,” he said.