A man died, and another was hurt as the concrete sunshade of an old building collapsed in the capital's Kalabagan Thursday.
The police identified the deceased as Shafi Ullah (42), a businessman in Green Road, and the injured as Enamul Haque (50), a restaurant manager from the same area.
Part of a six-story building sunshade in Green Road fell on Shafi Ullah and Enamul as they were returning to their workplaces from a nearby area after dusk, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Police Outpost.
They were rushed to the emergency department of DMCH where Shafi Ullah succumbed to his injuries at around 10:45pm, he added. "Enamul is still undergoing treatment at the hospital."