Two workers have fallen to their death from an under-construction building in Dhaka.
The incident was reported from the capital’s Adabar area around 4pm on Thursday (Aug 28), said Adabar police SI Abdur Rauf.
The deceased have been identified as Samiul, 22, and Halim, 18. They hailed from Jobaile village of Naogaon's Sapahar Upazila.
Co-worker Raihan said the men were working on the 8th floor of the building at Adabar's Road No 10, 5.
They were working on a suspended platform made of bamboo on the exterior of the building. At one point, the platform collapsed and the workers fell to the ground, he added.
Critically injured, the workers were rushed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital and were shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) later.
Both workers succumbed to their injuries little around 8:30pm, SI Rauf said.