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Toddler dies after falling off roof while flying kite in Dhaka

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A fourth-grader died falling off the rooftop of a seven-storey building in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area while flying a kite.

The deceased was identified as Md. Salman Adib, 9, son of Md. Ruhul Amin, an employee of the Special Branch (SB) of Bangladesh Police.

The incident occurred around 3 p.m., said the victim’s father.

“He went to the rooftop alone today and fell off while playing,” he said.

He was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in critical condition where the duty doctors announced him dead.

The body was sent for an autopsy, said Bacchu Mia, in charge of DMCH police outpost.

Source: United News of Bangladesh