Companiganj stone quarry collapse kills two

At least two workers have been killed as a stone quarry collapsed while extracting stones in Shah Arefin Tila of Companiganj Upazila in Sylhet on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Sona Mia, 25, son of Anwar Hossain and Nurul Haque, 30, son of Wazed Ali of Sunamganj upazila.

Locals said the duo were extracting stones in a stone quarry around 3 pm when it collapsed on them killing them on the spot, reports UNB.

Officer-in-Charge of Companiganj Police Station Jashim Uddin said they were trying to recover the bodies.