A 35-year-old day labourer died after being crushed under a fallen tree while cutting it in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna on Saturday noon.
The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam Shafi, 35, son of Sadar Uddin of Bahadurpur Paschimpara village under Mathurapur Union in the upazila. He earned his living as a day labourer, doing agricultural work, cutting trees and taking on other daily jobs.
The accident took place around 12pm on Saturday at the Shahjaner Mor area in Bahadurpur Paschimpara.
According to the victim’s uncle, Abu Hossain, Shafi had taken a contract to cut trees in a garden owned by one Abul Hossain near his residence in the Shahjahan Mor area. While cutting a mahogany tree on Saturday noon, Shafi slipped and fell down, and the felled tree collapsed on his body, inflicting severe injuries to his head and neck. He died on the way to the hospital.
Confirming the incident, Ward No 2 Union Parishad (UP) Member Siddiqur Rahman Bagmar said that he had heard about the accident and that Shafiq died before reaching the hospital after falling while cutting the tree.
However, Chatmohar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Oliur Rahman said that he was unaware of the incident.
The deceased leaves behind three sons, the youngest of whom is only three months old. The sudden demise of the family’s sole breadwinner has left the family facing severe uncertainty regarding the children’s future.
