A suspected thief died after falling off a five-story building at Maddhya Sanarpar in Demra of the capital on Tuesday, said police.
The deceased was identified as Raihan Hossain, 18.
When local people raised a hue and cry seeing Raihan on the building, he jumped off it and sustained injuries.
He was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 9:30 am on Tuesday.