A Chinese worker named Xing Xiaojun (43) died while working underground at the Barapukuria Coal Mine in Parbatipur upazila, Dinajpur, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. He was employed as a ventilation and gas measurement worker for the operating Chinese consortium.
According to mine workers and officials, Xing entered the underground 1305 coal face during the night shift beginning at 11:00 PM on Monday. Communication with him was lost after 3:00 AM. When he failed to return by the end of the shift at 7:00 AM Tuesday, colleagues alerted the control room. A rescue team searched the underground levels and discovered him unconscious near the seal wall of the 1305 coal face.
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Barapukuria Coal Mine General Manager (Mine Operation) Khan Md. Zafar Sadik confirmed the incident, explaining that Xing had gone underground with two local colleagues to measure gas levels before heading alone toward the seal wall. Parbatipur Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Wadud stated that an unnatural death (UD) case has been filed and steps are being taken to conduct an autopsy. The deceased's body is currently kept at the Rangpur Medical College Hospital morgue, and the Chinese consortium will arrange funeral procedures according to its protocols.
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Reported by Manjurul Alam, Parbatipur (Dinajpur) • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
