Two die inhaling septic tank gas

Two construction workers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank in Ullapara municipality area on Tuesday.

The deceased were Rezaul, 28, and Alamin, 32.

Kawshil Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Ullapara model police station, said three workers entered the septic tank of an under-construction building in the morning and fell ill.

On information, police and firefighters rescued them and took them to Ullapara Hospital where two of them died.