Worker killed in Sirajganj rice mill boiler blast

Mill owner arrested


FE Team | Published: May 03, 2024 22:37:00


Worker killed in Sirajganj rice mill boiler blast

SIRAJGANJ, May 03 (UNB): A worker was killed and three others sustained injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district in the early hours of Friday.
The dead is Fazal Ali (26), son of Robial Hossain of Jamtoil Paschim Para of the upazila.The injured were admitted to a local hospital.
The explosion occurred at the rice mill around 5:00 am when rice was put on the boiler machine, leaving four workers injured, said Md. Rezaul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kamarkhand thana.
Later, Fazal was taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 10:00 am, he added.
A case was filed against the mill owner Azahar Ali following a complaint lodged by Robial Hossain, the father of Fazal Ali.
The investigating officer of this case, sub-inspector Sujan, visited the spot around 2.30pm and arrested Mill owner Azahar Ali.

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