Worker dies after falling from under-construction bldg at JU

SAVAR, Aug 02 (UNB): A construction worker died after falling from the under-construction library building at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Md Ariful Islam, 40, of Shailkupa upazila in Jhenaidah district.

Ariful fell from the fourth floor of the lecture theatre section of the

library building around 8:30am in the Bot Tola area of the campus, said witnesses.

Ariful was initially taken to the university medical centre and then to Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar where he

succumbed to his injuries around 4:30pm.

The library construction is being implemented by Anik Trading Corporation Ltd.