CHATTOGRAM, April 23, 2026 (BSS) - Two construction workers were killed and two others injured after a sudden landslide during excavation work for a WASA project at Agrabad Access Road in the port city this morning.

The deceased were identified as Tushar, 22, and Rakib, 25, both hailing from Dinajpur district. The injured workers, Sagar and Ershad, are currently undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

According to officials, the accident occurred while soil was being excavated for a sewerage project under Chattogram WASA, implemented by the Chinese contractor Sino Hydro (Hydro China company). During the work, a portion of the soil suddenly collapsed, burying four workers beneath it.

Fellow workers immediately rescued the victims and rushed them to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared Tushar and Rakib dead on arrival, hospital sources said.

Confirming the incident, Chattogram WASA Supervisor Engineer Md. Ariful Islam said the excavation work was part of an ongoing sewerage development project being carried out by the foreign contractor.

Inspector Nurul Alam Ashek of the hospital police outpost said the two injured workers are now receiving treatment in the hospital's casualty ward. 

Law enforcement officials said necessary legal steps are being taken over the incident.