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A project worker on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway died after a container from a crane fell on him in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Shamim Miah, 39.
The incident took place around 11:00 am in Tejgaon’s Tejkunipara.
A container fell from a crane that was moving it and crushed Shamim Mia, who was working underneath the expressway, said Mohammad Mohsin, officer-in-charge of Tejgaon Police Station.
Shamim died on the spot, he added.
According to information, police recovered the body and sent it to the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College mortuary for an autopsy.
Police detained crane operator Azharul Islam following the incident, according to the OC.
A case will be filed in this regard, the police officer said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Motiur Rahman, alias Moti Mia, 50, a hawker, was killed after a steel frame from the expressway fell on him in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area.