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Bangladeshi worker dies after falling into lift shaft

A Bangladeshi worker in his mid-30s died on Tuesday evening after falling into a lift shaft.

The foreign worker was working on a lift upgrading project at Block 113 Clementi Street 13 when the accident happened.The Singapore Civil Defence Force said they received a call at about 6.20pm about the incident, and when they arrived at the scene they found the worker stuck between the lift shaft wall and lift car. Using a rope tied to the victim, officers managed to hoist the body up by using a pulley from the lift shaft.

The man was pronounced dead by paramedics at around 7pm.

Barisal Rupali Bank Loan Scam

A Barisal court has framed charges against nine accused including seven bank officials and two BNP leaders in a case for about Tk 22.71 crore loan scam of Rupali Bank.

After framing charges in presence of the accused on Wednesday, Barisal Divisional Special Judge AKM Zulfikar Ali ordered starting trial of the case.

The then deputy general manager Shahidul Huq on behalf of the Rupali Bank authorities lodged a case against Shamsur Rahman, manager, and Makbul Hossain, credit officer of Rupali Bank Nathullabad Bus terminal branch in the city on March 16, 2006.

In December 2007, the case was transferred to the Anti-Corruption Commission and charge sheet was submitted against nine people on April 6, 2008.

Other than Shamsur Rahman and Makbul Hossain, the accused are loan receiver Jannatun Nesa Nayon, also secretary of Barisal city unit of Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha and managing director of Ambia Memorial Hospital and Diagnostic Limited (AMHDL), Nayon's husband and guarantor of the loan Syed Md Yunus, also a BNP leader and chairman of AMHDL, Abdul Khalek, former bank manager, Shamsul Azad, second officer of Sadar Road branch, Abdur Rob, principal officer, Biplob Ghosh and Habibur Rahman, officers of Rupali Bank Barisal regional office. READMORE...