A life lost due to negligence
Sylhet poet dies after falling in drain being constructed by SCC without safety measures
Our Correspondent, Sylhet
Our Correspondent, Sylhet
Poet Abdul Basit Mohammad succumbed to injuries yesterday morning at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, after he got hurt falling into an under-construction drain in Sylhet city s Amberkhana area on Monday evening.
The drain was being constructed by the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) and like many other projects of SCC, no safety procedures were being followed at the site, said residents and cultural activists.
Criticising SCC for not maintaining safety protocols at under-construction sites, they said for years, almost all city roads and drains are being repaired. But while carrying out the construction works, the city authority never follows safety measures to avert possible accidents.