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Reported Death of Workers in Bangladesh, Sept, 2007

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Name Death or Injury Age Date of Report Location of Incident Industry Cause Source

Key Company or Organisation
Involved

1
Abul Kalam Death ? 1 Sep Kaliokaor, Gazipur Service Electrocution Ittefaq Mouchak Apex Pharma
2
Lala Mohammed Lalu Death 22 2 Sep 1/B, road 3, Sector 11, Uttara, Dhaka Construction Fall from Height Ittefaq Ferdous Ara Begum
3
Hasan Death 22 3 Sep Natherpetua, Monohargong, Comilla Construction Fall from Height Inquilab Banglalink
4
Emdadul Haque Death 45 6 Sep Ghaghorduar, Shibgong, Bogra Agriculture Electrocution Ittefaq Abdul Jabbar
4
Ajgar Ali Death 22 6 Sep Ghaghorduar, Shibgong, Bogra Agriculture Electrocution Ittefaq Abdul Jabbar
5
Rashida Begum Death 12 12 Sep 10th Floor, gold Heights, Banani Service - Domestic worker Fall from Height Daily Star Shirin Ahmed
6
Md. Jahangir Death 30 13 Sep Riajuddin Bazarr, Gazi tower Factory - Shoe Fire Bangladesh Observer Islam Shawdagar
6
Md. Nizam Uddin Talukdar Death 26 13 Sep Riajuddin Bazarr, Gazi tower Factory - Shoe Fire Bangladesh Observer Islam Shawdagar
7
Azad Death ? 14 Sep Sadar, Chittagong Construction Fall from Height Ittefaque  
7
Jahirul Islam Death ? 14 Sep Sadar, Chittagong Construction Fall from Height Ittefaque  
8
Shohag Death 30 13 Sep Gouripur, Sadar, Laxmipur Service Electrocution Bangladesh Observer  
9
Mokter Hossain Death 32 17 Sep Tongi, Gazipur Factory - Textile Mill Fell into Machine Samakal Sufia Textile Ltd
10
Ashraf Ali Death 45 17 Sep Lalbagh, Dhaka Construction Brick Fell onto him Daily Star  
11
Abu Taher Death 60 20 Sep Banani, Dhaka Construction Fall from Height Daily Star  
12
Md Monjil Death 31 20 Sep Meghnaghat, Sonargoan, Narayanganj Factory - cement Crushed by Cement Bag Sambad Holcim Cement Factory
13
Nurbanu Begum Death 33 29 Sep 430/431 Tejgaon, Dhaka Construction Fall from Height Sambad  
14
Shimu Akter Injury to ten workers   26 Sep Nasirabad , Chittagong Coil Factory Gas emission Janakhanta  
15
Hanif Death  32 10 Sep Azim Market, Godnail, Shiggirganj, Narayanganj Factory - Garment Electrocuted Prothom Alo Barnali Textile and Printing Industries
16
Roni Death 28 19 Sep Munshikola, Pagla, Demra, Dhaka Factory - wood mill Caught in Machine Dinkal Al Nur Sawmill
17 Harunur Rashid Death 35 20 Sep Kalurghat, Chittagong Factory - Cement Asphyxiation Jai Jai Din Aramit Cement Factory

 

 

Incident 1: Death of Abdul Kalam, 1 Sept 2007, Gazipur
Electrocution when repairing a wire

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Incident 2: Death of Lal Mohammed Lalu (22), 2 Sept 2007, Dhaka
Fell from a six storied under-construction buidling

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Incident 3: Death of Hasan (22), 3 Sept 2007, Comilla
Fell from a Bangla link mobile phone tower.

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Incident 4: Death of Agar Ali (22) and Emdadul Haque (45)
Came into contact with fallen electrical wire when working in a paddy field owned by Abdul Jabbar.

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Incident 5: Death of Rashida Begum (12), 12 Sept 2007,
Rashida, a domestic worker, fell from balcony at the house of Shirin Ahmed.

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Incident 6: Death of Md Nisam Uddin Talukdar (26) and Md Jahinger (30), 13 Sept 2007, Chittagong
A short circuit caused a fire which burnt the two men, employees of the shoe factory warehouse, owned by Islam Shawdager, who were sleeping there at the time

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Incident 7: Death of Jahirul Islam and Azad, 14 Sept 2007, Chittagong
Fell from the fourth floor of a ten storied building

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Incident 8: Death of Shohag (30), 13 Sept 2007, Lakshmipur
Whilst repairing an electric supply line of a mosque, he was electrocuted.

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Incident 9: Death of Mokter Hossain (32), 17 Sept 2007, Gazipur
Fell into a machine
whilst working at Sufia Textiles Ltd

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Incident 10: Death of Ashraf Ali (45), 17 Sept 2007, Dhaka
Died when a brick fell on him
whilst involved in the construction of a building

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Incident 11: Death of Abu Taher (60), 20 Sept 2007, Dhaka
Fell from the second floor of an under-construction building.

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Incident 12: Death of Md Monjil (31), 20 Sept 2007, Narayanganj
Cement bag fell on him when he was loading a bag into a truck

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Incident 13: Death of Norbanu Begum
Fell from the roof of an under-construction building.

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Incident 14: Injury to ten workers
Gas emission caused ill health problems

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Incident 15: Death of Hanif (32), and three other injuries, 10 Sept 2007, Narayanganj
Whilst involved in teh process of dying at Barnali Textile and Printing Industries, Hanif was electorcuted


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Incident 16: Death of Roni (28), 19 Sept 2007, Dhaka
Roni was working near the char of the wood cutting machine - when his lungi became twisted in the chain and he got caught up in the machine.


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Incident 17: Death of Harunur Rashid (35), 20 Sept 2007, Chittagong
He was suffocated by poisous gas whilst working at Aramit Cement Factory


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