A construction worker died after falling from the 7th floor of an under-construction building in the Shanir Akhra area of Jatrabari in the capital on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Md Fahim, 28, hailing from Shariatpur district.
Co-worker Md Farid Mia, who took him to hospital, said Fahim fell from the building around 3:30pm while working at the site near Molla Kadam Ali Jame Masjid at Matuail.
He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 5:45pm, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Farid Mia also said Fahim lived in the Shanir Akhra Club Goli area and was the father of two sons.
Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police camp, said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue.