Woman dies in Sylhet landslide

A woman was killed and her husband injured in a landslide at a stone quarry in Balughat area of Sylhet's Gowainghat upazila on Tuesday night.

The victims were Saina Begum, 34, and her husband Kala Miah of the upazila's Shoti village.

Injured Kala Miah was taken to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital.

Md Delowar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Gowainghat police, confirmed the incident to The Daily Star.

The OC said a chunk of the quarry suddenly fell on the duo when they were collecting stones, leaving Sania dead on the spot and her husband injured.