UNB, Dinajpur :
Another worker, who suffered burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Sadar upazila on April 19 last, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Wednesday, raising the death toll from the incident to 14.
Majedul, 40, who was undergoing treatment at the Burn and Plastic
Surgery unit of the hospital, succumbed to his injuries in the early hours, said hospital sources.
The 13 other deceased are Ranjit Bosak, manager of the rice mill, and workers Shafiqul Islam, Udoy, Delwar, Dulal Chandra, Anjana Devi, Mosaddek Ali, Ariful Haque, Rustam Ali, Mukul Chandra, Munna, Ripon and Monoronjon Ray, 36.
Two workers, including a female one, were killed and 28 people suffered burn injuries as the boiler went off at ‘Jamuna Auto Rice Mill’ at Gopalganj village in Dinajpur Sadar upazila on April 19.
The injured were taken to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Anjana Bibi, 30, and Moksed Ali, 50, dead. Of the rest, 10 died at different hospitals. Meanwhile, Dinajpur unit of Jatiya Sramik Federation blamed the mill owner for the incident. Unit President Rabiul Awal and its general secretary Bimal Agarwala demanded compensation for the victims’ family members.
Another worker, who suffered burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Sadar upazila on April 19 last, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Wednesday, raising the death toll from the incident to 14.
Majedul, 40, who was undergoing treatment at the Burn and Plastic
Surgery unit of the hospital, succumbed to his injuries in the early hours, said hospital sources.
The 13 other deceased are Ranjit Bosak, manager of the rice mill, and workers Shafiqul Islam, Udoy, Delwar, Dulal Chandra, Anjana Devi, Mosaddek Ali, Ariful Haque, Rustam Ali, Mukul Chandra, Munna, Ripon and Monoronjon Ray, 36.
Two workers, including a female one, were killed and 28 people suffered burn injuries as the boiler went off at ‘Jamuna Auto Rice Mill’ at Gopalganj village in Dinajpur Sadar upazila on April 19.
The injured were taken to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Anjana Bibi, 30, and Moksed Ali, 50, dead. Of the rest, 10 died at different hospitals. Meanwhile, Dinajpur unit of Jatiya Sramik Federation blamed the mill owner for the incident. Unit President Rabiul Awal and its general secretary Bimal Agarwala demanded compensation for the victims’ family members.
