At least a dozen people have been injured as a lift at the Dhaka court plunged from fifth floor after its cable snapped.
The incident was reported around 10:15am on Thursday (Mar 7) at a six storied building in the Metropolitan Sessions and District Judge Court premises.
According to initial reports the injured included lawyers and court officials, police SI Faruk Ahmed told Bangla Tribune.
The injured have been rushed to a nearby Dhaka National Hospital, he added.
Meanwhile fire service officials have reached the scene to look into the incident.