A child named Khadija Akhter (5) died after falling from the roof of a house in Khilgaon of the capital. While trying to save him, his uncle Ishaq Mia (30) fell from the roof and was seriously injured. The seriously injured two were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the child died at around 8:30 pm while undergoing treatment.
The accident took place on Friday (April 26) around 2 pm in Gogan area of Khilgaon.
It is known that Khadija is the only child of Faisal Ahmed and Hira Begum couple of Kathalia upazila of Jhalkathi. The family used to live in rented house number 148/1 at Gogan Nababi Mor.
Child Khadija’s grandmother Fatema Begum said that the house has several rooms on the roof of five floors. He lives there with his son’s family and daughter’s family. But the railing around the roof is very low. Khadija was playing on the roof with other children when everyone was busy with their work in the afternoon. Khadija was about to fall out of the railing when she was playing. Seeing this, his uncle Ishaq Mia, who was by his side, went to save him, and the child fell down from the roof with him.
Later both of them were rescued and brought to Dhaka Medical. The child died during the night while undergoing treatment. Ishaq Mia is admitted in the neurosurgery ward in critical condition.
In charge of Dhaka Medical Police Camp, referring to the doctor. Bachchu Mia said that the child’s body has been kept in the morgue. The incident was reported to the Khilgaon police station.
Bangladesh Journal/FM
