A 50-year-old security guard died after falling from a five-storey under-construction building at Shanir Akhra in the city on Monday.
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The deceased was identified as Shahidul Shikder, son of Jabbar Shikdar of Patuakhali district.
Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Police Camp, said Shahidul used to work as the security guard and lived at the under-construction building.
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Shahidul suddenly fell from the 4th floor of the building around 9:30 am while spraying water on the floor.
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Later, he was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead around 11 am.