"A terrible death of an RMG worker in washing machine"

A garment factory worker in Gazipur lost his life while working inside a washing machine.

The deceased, Noyon Mia, 22, was an assistant operator at Giant Textile Limited in Gazipur ...

... Noyon became entangled with the fabrics and suffered burns in hot water ...

Contacted over the incident, Omaar Faruk, general manager admin of the factory, said, "We are shocked at the accident that took place at our factory with one of our colleagues. We informed the police right away and asked for a thorough investigation of how this unfortunate incident took place. We are fully cooperating with the police."

"We have also formed an internal investigation committee immediately. We are also fully with the victim's family. We are standing by this family in this difficult time," he added.

Ema Akter, Noyon's wife, alleged that factory authorities frequently kept him working two hours beyond his scheduled shift.

"They regularly forced him into extra work. His main job was to move fabrics, yet he would be assigned to work in the washing machine without training or an operator," she claimed.

She said her husband likely entered the machine without understanding its operation.

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