Cumilla accident: Each victim's family to get Tk 1 lakh from govt

The government will provide Tk one lakh to each family of the brick kiln workers who died yesterday when a coal-laden truck flipped over on a makeshift shed in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla when they were sleeping.

Besides, the families of the injured will get Tk 50,000 each, said Akhterul Islam, public relation officer of the Ministry of Labour and Employment this morning.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Munnujan Sufian made the announcement to provide the compensation from Labour Welfare Fund, the PRO of the ministry said.

Thirteen brick kiln workers were killed and four others injured when the coal-laden truck overturned on a labour shed at a brick field in Chauddagram Upazila's Narayanpur in early morning yesterday.

Source: unb