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Minor
Industrial Accident
Resolved
2 sources
4 casualties
2 entities

Two workers died in a soil collapse during excavation for Chattogram WASA's sewage project

Two workers, Md. Rakib and Md. Ainul Islam, were killed and two others, Sagar and Ershad, were injured due to a soil collapse at an excavation site for a Chattogram WASA sewage project in the Agrabad area of Chattogram. The incident occurred while workers were conducting a trial pit excavation for a pipeline project.

Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 10:30 amAgrabad B-Four Access Road, Halishahar, Chattogram

Hazard specifics

Trigger / cause

Excavation for a sewer line project

Involved entities

2 Records
Sino Hydro / Chattogram WASA
Organization
Other
Sewage project trial pit
Infrastructure
Other

Named victims

4 Records
All
Dead
Injured
Name/OccupationAge/GenderStatusInjury description
Ainul Islam

Dead

—

Rakib

Dead

—

Ershad

Injured

—

Sagar

Injured

—

Ainul Islam
Dead
—
Rakib
Dead
—
Ershad
Injured
—
Sagar
Injured
—

Agencies deployed

Fire Service and Civil Defence

First responder for fire, rescue, and medical emergencies

Rescued four buried workers from the excavation site and transported them to the hospital.

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