Back to Main page: Bangladesh Worker Deaths   Back to Main Page: Bangladesh Worker Safety


Jan 2007
Feb 2007
Apr 2007
May 2007
Jun 2007
July 2007
Aug 2007
Sep 2007
Oct 2007
Nov 2007
Dec 2007


Reported Death of Workers in Bangladesh, March 2007

Incident
No
Name Death or Injury Age Date of Report Location of Incident Industry Cause Source

Key Company or Organisation
Involved

1
Mohammed Moyna Hossain Death 17 31 Mar Sher-e-Bangla
Agriculture University
Construction Crushed Amar Desh Sher-e-Bangla
Agriculture University
2
Abdul Ghani Death 25 27 Mar Vakurta, Savar Construction - Brick Field Crushed
See Investigation
Ittefaque Ruhi Brick Field
2
Unknown Death ? 27 Mar Vakurta, Savar Construction - Brick Field Crushed Ittefaque Ruhi Brick Field
3
Bellal Hossain Death ? 21 Mar Shayampur, Dhaka Dist Factory - Steel Mills Fire Amar Desh Rahima Steel Mill
3
Akter Hossain Death ? 21 Mar Shayampur, Dhaka Dist Factory - Steel Mills Fire Amar Desh Rahima Steel Mill
4
Mohaamed Masud Khan Death 23 22 Feb No. 2 Gate, Shoun Bhaban, Chittagong Construction Fall from Height Protham Alo Shah Alem
5
Abul Hossain Deaths 40 18 Mar Jurain, Shayempur, Dhaka Dist Factory Fall from height
See Investigation

Ittefaq Pragati Re-Rolling Mills
6
Mosharraf Hossain Death 35 17 Mar Atrai, Nouga Dist Construction - Brick Field Crushed Protham Alo Haji Iunus Ali Pramanik
7
Abul Kalam Deaths 45 14 Mar Badda, Dhaka Dist Construction Fall from Height Protham Alo Unknown
8
Bellal Uddin Death 20 14 Mar Shitanunda, Chitagong Shipyard Crushed Ittefaque Namrin Ship Yard
8
Kemal Uddin Death 28 14 Mar Shitanunda, Chitagong Shipyard Crushed Ittefaque Namrin Ship Yard
9
Unknown ? ? 10 Mar Shaympur, Dhaka Factory Fire Amar Desh Fan Factory
9
Unknown ? ? 10 Mar Shaympur, Dhaka Factory Fire Amar Desh Fan Factory
10
Mintu Death 35 9 Mar Bagmara, Rupsha, Khulna District Factory - Agricultural Chemical Explosion Shamakul Jalalabad Fish Feed Company
10
Zahid Death 30 9 Mar Bagmara, Rupsha, Khulna District Factory - Agricultural Chemical Explosion Shamakul Jalalabad Fish Feed Company
10
Roushan Injury 48 9 Mar Bagmara, Rupsha, Khulna District Factory - Agricultural Chemical Explosion Shamakul Jalalabad Fish Feed Company
10
Khaleque Injury 40 9 Mar Bagmara, Rupsha, Khulna District Factory - Agricultural Chemical Explosion Shamakul Jalalabad Fish Feed Company
11 Liton Death 20 9 Mar Koitok, Chhatok Construction Electrocution Jugantur Kashem Ali
11 Unknown Injury ? 9 Mar Koitok, Chhatok Construction Electrocution Jugantur Kashem Ali
12 Shadham Mandal Death 50 8 Mar Barirhat Bazaar, Shadar, Shariatpur District Construction Crushed Bangladesh Observer Unknown
13 Pradip Chandra Das Death 18 5 Mar Babubazar, Old Town, Dhaka District Construction Crushed Prothom Alo Palash Construction Private Ltd
14 Alamgir Melkar Death 42 3 Mar Nandanpur, Pagla, Fatullah, Narayanganj Factory Fire
See Investigation
Amar Desh Monika Button and Accessories Private Ltd
14 Mohammed Boshar Death ? 3 Mar Nandanpur, Pagla, Fatullah, Narayanganj Factory Fire Amar Desh Monika Button and Accessories Private Ltd
14 Sushanto Shaha Death ? 3 Mar Nandanpur, Pagla, Fatullah, Narayanganj Factory Fire Amar Desh Monika Button and Accessories Private Ltd
15 Palash Death 32 5 Mar Gaitghata, Bagharpar Factory - Cold Storage Gas cylinder explosion Jugantur Sharder Rokeya Cold Storage
15 Abdus Sabur Death 35 5 Mar Gaitghata, Bagharpar Factory - Cold Storage Gas cylinder explosion Jugantur Sharder Rokeya Cold Storage
15 Kafrul Injury 28 5 Mar Gaitghata, Bagharpar Factory - Cold Storage Gas cylinder explosion Jugantur Sharder Rokeya Cold Storage
15 Fakhrul Injury 35 5 Mar Gaitghata, Bagharpar Factory - Cold Storage Gas cylinder explosion Jugantur Sharder Rokeya Cold Storage
15 Unknown Injury ? 5 Mar Gaitghata, Bagharpar Factory - Cold Storage Gas cylinder explosion Jugantur Sharder Rokeya Cold Storage
16 Farhad Death 35 1 Mar Kolapara, Kuakanta, Barguna Dist Factory - Ice Gas cylinder explosion Observer Mridha Iceplant, Kuakanta Fish Landing Centre
16 Amal Sen Death 48 1 Mar Kolapara, Kuakanta, Barguna Dist Factory - Ice Gas cylinder explosion Observer Mridha Iceplant, Kuakanta Fish Landing Centre
16 Mahbub Death 34 1 Mar Kolapara, Kuakanta, Barguna Dist Factory - Ice Gas cylinder Explosion Observer Mridha Iceplant, Kuakanta Fish Landing Centre
17 Monir Hossain Death 30 1 Mar Khulshi, Chittagong City Construction Asphxyiation in gas tank Janakhanto Uni-tech Holdings Agent Palace
17 Mukul Death 20 1 Mar Khulshi, Chittagong City Construction Asphxyiation in gas tank Janakhanto Uni-tech Holdings Agent Palace
18 Baschu Miah Death 35 16 Mar Kapasia Bazaar, Kapasia, Kapasia Service - shop Fire    
19 Rafiqul Islam Death 18 18 Mar Tilna, Sapahar, Naogaon Construction Earth Collapse Dinkal -
20 Abul Hossain Death 32 28 Mar Shyampur, Dhaka Re-rolling Mill Fall from height Janakhanto -

 

 

Incident 1: Death of Mohammed Moyna Hossain, 31 March 2007, Dhaka
17 year old Mohammed was working on the fifth floor of the building of Sheik Fazilanessa Mujib Hall at Sher e Bangla Agriculture university, when the iron bucket of the crane fell on him. Workers claim that ‘Prime Tech Construction’ was responsible for the incident.

Back to top

Incident 2: Deaths of Abdul Ghani and an unknown worker, 27 March 2007, Dhaka
25 year old Abdul and an unidentified worker, both brick field workers, were crushed under piles of bricks that fell on them when they were trying to load them onto a truck. The incident took place at Ruhi brick field, though the employer is unknown. See Investigation

Back to top

Incident 3: Injuries to Bellal Hossan and Akhter Hossain
A fire from an electric short circuit resulted in one worker receiving serious burns and another having to jump from the first floor.

Back to top

Incident 4: Death of Mohammed Masud Khan, 18 March 2007, Chittagong
23 year old Mohammed, fell from the fourth floor of Shoun Bhaban whilst he was plastering the wall. He was employed by Shah Alam.

Back to top

Incident 5: Death of Abul Hossain, 18 Mar 2007, Dhaka
40 year old Abul Hossain employed by Pragati Rolling Mills went up onto the third floor roof of the building - which was a tin shed - and then fell. See Investigation

Back to top

Incident 6: Death of Mosharraf Hossain, 17 March 2007, Naogaon
35 year old Mosharraf was working in a brick field when he was crushed under some mud that fell on him
. His employer was Haji Iunus Pramanik.

Back to top

Incident 7: Death of Abul Kalam, 14 March 2008, Dhaka
45 year old Abul, a construction worker, fell from the second floor of a building under construction. He was rushed to Dhaka Medical hospital but was declared dead.

Back to top

Incident 8: Death of Mohammed Bellal and Kamal Uddin, and 13 injured, 14 March 2007, Chittagong
20 year old Mohammed and 28 year old Kamal died when an iron plate fell on them at Namrin Ship Yard.

Back to top

Incident 9: Death of two unknown workers
The deaths were the result of a fire at a fan factory.

Back to top

Incident 10: Death of Mintu and Zahid and injuries to Roushan, Khaleque and others, 9 March 2007, Khulna
35 year old Mintu and 30 year old Zahid, died when an ammonia gas cylinder exploded in front of the gate of the factory, Jalalabad Fish Feed Company.

Back to top

Incident 11: Death of Liton (20), and injury to unknown worker
20 year old Liton was undertaking construction work at the house of Mr Kashem Ali, when he came into contract with high voltage electric wire. His co-worker was rushed to Osmani Medical College Hosptial in Sylhet in a criticial condition.

Back to top

Incident 12: Death of Shadhan Mandal (50), 8 March 2007, Shariatpur
50 year old Shadhan, a carpenter, was killed when a shop collapsed when illegal structures at the Sara Upazilla were being taken down by the owner,

Back to top

Incident 13: Death of Pradip Chandra Das, 5 March 2007, Dhaka
18 year old Pradip was electrocuted to death whilst constructing a tower for a mobile phone company. He was working for Pulse Construction Private Ltd.

Back to top

Incident 14: Death of Alamgir Melka (42), Mohammed Basha, Sushanto Saha, Polash (32) and Abdus Sabur (35), Narayanganj
The incident was a result of a fire at a Button factory. The fire station at Modolpara managed to control the fire a few hours later.
See Investigation

Back to top


Incident 15: Death of Palash (32) and Abdus Sabar (35) , and injuries to Kafrul, Fakhrul, and unknown worker
The electrician, Palash, was cleaning a gas cylinder at Sharder Rokeya Cold Storage, when it exploded.

Back to top

Incident 16: Deaths of Farhad, and Amal Sen, and injury to Mahbub, 1 March 2007, Observer
35 year old Farhad, and 48 year old Amal Sen were killed when a gas cyulinder exploded at an ice factory.

Back to top

Incident 17: Death of Monir Hossan and Mukul, 1 March 2007, Chittagong
30 year old Monir and 20 year old Mukul, both construction workers died whilst working in a safety tank relating to an under-construction building - Unitech Holdings Angel Palace. They had gone there to remove the "Cantering" materials that was at the bottom of the tank. The tank contained poisonous gas and the workers were overwhelmed.and died
.

Back to top

Incident 18: Death of Baschu Miah (35) 16 March 2007, Gazipur
A fire took place in a hard-ware shop from spirits that ignnited and as a result the shop-worker died

Back to top

Incident 19: Death of Rafiqul Islam, 18 March 2007, Naogaon
A number of day labourers were building a sluice gate and the earth that they were cutting collapsed ontop of them.

Back to top

Incident 20: Death of Abul Hossain (32), 28 March 2007, Dhaka
Abul, a supervisor, fell from the roof of the steel Mill

Back to top