Dhaka, March 13 -- A 5-year-old child has been killed after an iron pipe fell during piling work at a building under construction in Fatullah of Narayanganj.

The incident occurred on Friday morning in South Shastapur, Fatullah Model Police Station chief Abdul Mannan said.

The child, Muntasir Islam Hamza, son of Md Rubel from Rajnagar of Baktaboli Union, was also known by the nickname Yasin.

His father sells fried snacks in nearby districts and lives with his wife and three children, police said.

According to officer Mannan, piling work was under way at the construction site and the work was nearing completion. As the child was passing through the area, an iron pipe fell and left him seriously injured.

Family members rushed the child ...