Seven workers injured in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant site mishap

At least seven workers have been injured after parts of an under-construction building collapsed at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant site in Pabna's Ishwardi Upazila.

Pabna Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 8 Dec 2020, 04:03 PM
Updated : 8 Dec 2020, 04:03 PM

The incident took place inside the project area around 10:30am on Tuesday, said Ruhul Kuddus Tutul, senior administrative officer of the project.   

One of the injured, ‘Mamun’, 30, was sent to the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital while the others were given first-aid, said Tutul.

The workers were injured when the rods tilted after the collapse, he said.

Sheikh Md Nasir Uddin, OC of Ishwardi Police Station, said he heard about the incident, but had not been officially informed.