A worker injured in an accident at Baraka Shipbreaking Yard in Shitalpur, Sitakunda, died while undergoing treatment early Sunday, a week after the incident.
The deceased was Md Alauddin, 40, a resident of Ward 1 of Kumira Union in Sitakunda. He worked as a feeder at the shipbreaking yard.
Alauddin was injured on 16 August when he accidentally fell while working on an old vessel at the yard. He suffered serious injuries and was admitted to Panchlaish Treatment Hospital in Chattogram.
He died there early Sunday while receiving treatment.
Confirming the death, Sitakunda Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohinul Islam said Alauddin had been injured while working on an old ship at Baraka Shipyard on 16 August and died at a hospital in Chattogram a week later.
The latest incident comes less than two weeks after 10 workers died after being exposed to toxic gas at Ferdous Steel Industries in Bhatiari, Sitakunda, on 14 August.
