Worker dies after falling from under-construction building in Feni

Staff Correspondent

A construction worker has tragically died after falling from an under-construction building in Feni.

The accident occurred at around 9:30 am today, Monday, July 21, at a building under construction owned by Homeplus on Shahid Intellectual Shahidullah Kaiser Road in the city.

The deceased has been identified as Hannan Hossain (22). He is the son of Belal Hossain of Subarnachar Upazila of Noakhali.

Police and eyewitnesses said that Vision Orbit Developer Company is constructing a multi-storey building on the land owned by the owner of Feni’s Homeplus Supermarket. Hannan Hossain and his brother Mohammad Bablu had been working as construction workers in the multi-storey building under construction for the past two years. On Monday morning at around 9 am, he was working on opening the centering of the roof on the 10th floor. At that time, he suddenly fell down due to carelessness.

He was immediately rescued and taken to Feni General Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead.

The deceased’s brother Bablu said, “We were working on the ninth floor. When the incident happened, I heard that my brother had fallen and I quickly went downstairs. He was unconscious, but blood was coming out of his ears, nose and mouth.”

He claimed that there was no security system in the building under construction. Mamun, the deceased’s colleague, said, “We quickly went to the scene, rescued him in a bloody state and admitted him to the hospital.”

Homeplus Director Mohammad Masum said that the developer company is responsible for the lack of security measures.

Since the incident, the Vision Orbit Developer Company’s site office has been closed and no comment has been received.

Feni Model Police Station OC Shamsuzzaman said, “I have heard about the death of a worker who fell from the roof of an under-construction building on Shahidullah Kaiser Road. The body of the deceased has been kept at the Feni General Hospital morgue. Necessary measures will be taken in this regard.”