Labourer dies in balcony collapse
A labourer died and another sustained injury after the balcony on the second floor of a warehouse they were standing on collapsed in the city's Chawkbazar early yesterday.
The deceased is Awlad Hossain, 30, son of Nurul Islam of Harirampur, Manikganj, and the injured is Mohammad Yunus, 32.
Witness Abdul Kader said some 10 to 12 labourers were standing on the balcony of the warehouse of one Bubul Haji at Joynal Road, waiting for goods-laden trucks to arrive, when the collapse occurred around 1:30am.
Coworkers rushed them to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where Awlad succumbed to his injuries around 4:00am, police said.
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