Police have detained Abdur Rahim Pramanik Tipu, secretary of Pirganj Municipality in Rangpur, in connection with the death of two workers after the roof of an under-construction municipal building collapsed.
Pirganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Nazmul Haque confirmed the detention on Wednesday, saying police were investigating possible negligence in supervising the construction work..
The families of the deceased workers are in the process of filing a case. Once the case is filed, the detained municipal secretary will be shown arrested and produced before a court, the OC said.
Pirganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abdullah Al Bakiul Bari said action would be taken against those found responsible for negligence.
On Tuesday evening, the shuttering collapsed while 13 workers were casting the roof, trapping four workers. Two of them, Asadul Haque, 30, of Sadullapur in Gaibandha and Shihab, 19, of Rangpur Sadar, died after being taken to hospital.
The injured workers were initially admitted to Pirganj Upazila Health Complex and later shifted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital as their condition deteriorated.