2 die in Kishoreganj brick kiln wall collapse
Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- A wall at a brick kiln in Kishoreganj's Hossainpur Upazila has collapsed, killing two workers and injuring two others.
The accident occurred around noon on Friday at thr "Mayer Doa" brick kiln in Char Pumdi village of Pumdi Union, the department's Assistant Director in Kishoreganj Md Momin Bhuiyan said.
Bhuiyan said the kiln had been fined Tk 600,000 last year for failing to obtain environmental clearance.
He said it was supposed to remain closed, but it had resumed operations without his knowledge.
Attempts to contact the kiln authorities for comment were unsuccessful.
The dead were identified as Golap Mia, 63, and Utpal Mia, 25, residents of Dakshin Char Pumdi village.
The injured, Hridoy Mia and Annas Mia, were t...
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