A young worker was killed after being struck by a machine while working in a plywood factory in the Kamrangirchar area of the capital on Thursday night.
The deceased was identified as Md Miraj, 19, son of Shahjahan Mia of Amua village under Kathalia upazila in Jhalakathi district. He had been living on the factory premises.
The incident occurred at a factory of City Plywood.
According to factory supervisor Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Miraj was seriously injured after being hit by a machine while working around 9:30pm.
He was rescued and rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead around 11:00pm.
The supervisor said Miraj had been working at the factory for nearly seven years.
Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police camp, said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.