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Garment worker killed, 2 injured in Gazipur septic tank explosion

Friday, 30 October 2026, 4:41

Garment worker killed, 2 injured in Gazipur septic tank explosion

A youth named Sakib Hossain was killed in a septic tank explosion at an under-construction building in the Nowjor area of Gazipur. The incident took place at around 7:15 am on Friday (October 30). Deceased Sakib's home is in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali.

According to locals and fire service sources, he lived as a tenant in a room built over the septic tank on the ground floor of the three-story building. On Friday morning, the septic tank suddenly exploded with a loud bang, causing his death on the spot and injuring two others.

Upon receiving the news, fire service personnel rushed to the spot and handed over the body to the Basan police station. The doors and windows of the room were damaged in the explosion.

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