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Construction worker dies from electrocution in city
The worker died after being electrocuted while working at a multi-storey building at Demra
Dhaka, Nov 14 - A construction worker died after being electrocuted at an under-construction building in the Demra area of the capital.
The deceased, Mohammad Saddam (30), was a resident of Araihazar in Narayanganj.
The incident occurred while Saddam was working on the sixth floor of a 15-storey building near Rafiqul Islam School and College on Badsha Mia Road in Demra. He was electrocuted and fell from the sixth floor, sustaining critical injuries.
His coworkers rushed him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the attending doctor declared him dead on arrival.
Confirming the incident, Mohammad Farooq, in-charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost, said the body has been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy.-UNB