Jan Janowski, the deputy head of the German mission in Dhaka, has been injured after falling into an open manhole in Dhaka’s Gulshan.
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam has since overseen the covering of the manhole.
The diplomat posted a photo of his injured foot while sitting in a wheelchair on Twitter on Monday. It was unclear when the accident occurred, reports bdnews24.com.
“I like #Dhaka, but I always knew that eventually I will fall into one of the uncovered manholes at night - even though I pay extra close attention to the streets,” he wrote on Twitter.
The tweet caught the attention of Mayor Atiqul Islam, who tweeted at the German diplomat three hours later, apologising for the incident and asking where it had taken place. Janowski responded that the accident occurred on Road 80 in Gulshan-2, near the Nordic Club.
“Thanks again for your many great initiatives to make the city more accessible!” he added.
Islam then sent two colleagues to survey the situation and promised to have the manhole covered by the following day.
He later sent another reply to Janowski showing photos of the covered manhole.