Three workers found dead in water tank at under-construction building in Dhaka
Another worker was rescued in critical condition.
Police recovered the bodies of three workers from a water tank at an under-construction building in the capital's Bashundhara Residential Area this afternoon (16 August).
Another worker was rescued in critical condition and taken to a hospital.
The incident occurred around 1:30pm at a building in E-block.
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The deceased were identified as Faridul, Rabbi, and Liton, according to Vatara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rakibul Hasan.
"We were informed via the national emergency service 999 around 1:30pm. Upon reaching the scene, we found three had died, and another was critically injured and immediately sent to the hospital," he said.
Police said the workers were engaged in construction work at the site, where the ground floor had been completed and work on the first floor was about to begin. They had entered the water tank to remove bamboo and poles used for construction.
Preliminary investigation suggests the workers died of electrocution, police said.
