Mohammadpur: A security guard died after falling from the rooftop of a three-storey building while watering flowering plants in Mohammadpur’s Chandrima Model Town on Wednesday morning.

According to United News of Bangladesh, the deceased was identified as Md Suruj Sheikh, 40, son of the late Bhaduri Sheikh, from Bajuabtek village under Nagarpur upazila in Tangail district. Suruj’s nephew, Md Babu, stated that the tragic incident occurred around 9:00 am when Suruj was watering plants on the rooftop and accidentally fell.

Suruj was rescued in critical condition and rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where the on-duty doctor declared him dead at approximately 10:30 am. Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police camp, confirmed that the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy. The matter has been reported to the concerned police station for further investigation.