Uttara girder crash: Helper operating crane instead of operator

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Helper Rakib Hossain, who didn’t have any training to operate cranes, was operating the crane while operator Al Amin was giving directives from outside on the day of the tragic girder crash in the city’s Uttara that left five people dead, said RAB on Thursday.

RAB detained 10 people, including the crane operator and the security personnel, from Dhaka, Gazipur, Sirajganj and Bagerhat districts in connection with the accident on Wednesday night.

The detainees are Crane operator Md Al Amin Hossain Hridoy, 25, helper Rakib Hossain, 23, Four Brothers Guard Service staff Md Rubel, 28 and Md Afroz Mia, 50, Safety Engineer of the contractor firm Md Zulfiqar Ali Shah, 39, owner of IFS CON Bangladesh Limited Md Iftekhar Hossain, 39 and head of operations Md Azharul Islam Mithu, 45, marketing manager of Build Trade Company Limited Tofazzal Hossain Tushar, 42 and administrative officers Ruhul Amin Mridha, 33, and Md Monjurul Islam, 29.

During primary questioning, the detainees provided information about their involvement in the accident, according to a RAB-7 press release.

The accident occured when a girder was being lifted by a crane under the supervision of contractor firm China Ghezhouba Group Company Limited.