A tragic accident in Patiya, Chattogram, claimed the life of Shahidul Islam Rafiz, an 18-year-old activist of the student wing Chhatra Dal. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon at a construction site beside the Patiya Bypass Road in Bhati Khain Union. Rafiz, who was working as an assistant to a painter, fell from a ladder about nine feet high inside the building and sustained severe injuries. He was taken to Patiya Hospital, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival.

According to the site contractor Md. Shahid, Rafiz fell accidentally while painting. Dr. Rupa Barua of Patiya Hospital confirmed that he had died before reaching the hospital. Rafiz, the only son of expatriate Jasim Uddin from Lalar Khil village in Khornna Union, had stopped studying after the tenth grade. His family was unaware that he was working as a painter’s assistant.

Former union council member and BNP leader Abdul Karim said Rafiz was an active Chhatra Dal worker who regularly participated in party programs, and his sudden death has cast a shadow of grief over the area.