Dhaka court lift collapse injures 8 including judges

At least eight people, including lawyers and judges, were injured as an elevator of the old building of Dhaka district and session judge court collapsed on Thursday morning.

However, news agency UNB reports the number of injured is 10.

The lift collapsed around 10:00am while it was coming down from the fourth floor of the 30-year-old building, said Mahmudul Hasan, stationmaster of fire service and civil defence station at Sadarghat.

The injured were taken to adjacent National Hospital from where three of them shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital as their conditions were reported to be critical, said Inspector Bachchu Mia of DMCH police outpost.