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Tiger statue at Karwan Bazar crushes man

A rickshawpuller is killed after a statue of a tiger at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar intersection collapses on him early today. Photo: Palash Khan

A rickshawpuller was killed after a statue of a tiger at Dhaka's Karwan Bazar intersection collapsed on him early today.

The identity of the man could not be ascertained immediately, however, police identified him as a person in the mid-thirties.

Mohammad Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Kalabagan Police Station, told The Daily Star that the statue of the tiger crashed on the man around 3:45am.

The victim was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where attending doctors declared him dead, he added.

Previous view of the statue of a tiger at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar intersection before it collapses on a rickshaw puller early today. This screen shot was taken from Google Street View

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Tiger statue at Karwan Bazar crushes man

A rickshawpuller is killed after a statue of a tiger at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar intersection collapses on him early today. Photo: Palash Khan

A rickshawpuller was killed after a statue of a tiger at Dhaka's Karwan Bazar intersection collapsed on him early today.

The identity of the man could not be ascertained immediately, however, police identified him as a person in the mid-thirties.

Mohammad Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Kalabagan Police Station, told The Daily Star that the statue of the tiger crashed on the man around 3:45am.

The victim was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where attending doctors declared him dead, he added.

Previous view of the statue of a tiger at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar intersection before it collapses on a rickshaw puller early today. This screen shot was taken from Google Street View

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