Shipbreaking Yard: Worker dies as iron sheet falls on him
A worker died early yesterday after an iron sheet fell on him while working at the HM Shipbreaking yard in the district’s Sitakunda upazila.
The dead was identified as Robiul Islam, 21, from Islampur upazila of Jamalpur district.
Shamim Sheikh, inspector (investigation) of Sitakunda police station, said the workers were dismantling a scrapped ship after midnight.
Robiul sustained severe injuries on his head after a broken iron sheet fell on him, he said.
The inspector added that Robiul was taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital where he died at 6:20am.
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