### [2026-08-7](/feed/2026/08/7/index.md)

##### Sylhet Division
# Sixteen people are killed and dozens others are injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet Division and Bogra District, Bangladesh. 




### Sources:

1. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20260807/a9e2a200aa3944fd8d919cbb8d1a34c4/c.html)

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