2 hurt as building collapses on road

Two people were injured when debris of a collapsing building fell on them in Lalbagh area of the capital last night.

For the last seven days, the three-storey building on Harnath Ghosh Road in Old Dhaka was being demolished, Deputy Assistant Director Abdul Halim of Fire Service and Civil Defence told The Daily Star after visiting the spot. 

Around 10:00pm, the first floor of the building fell on the road after workers had finished demolishing the second floor, said Halim.

Rickshaw puller Sabuj Mia, 55, was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with injured legs while a taxi driver was given primary treatment at a local clinic, locals said.

The road was closed to traffic for about two hours.