2 killed in Comilla landslide

Two workers were killed and another was injured in a landslide while constructing a wall beside a hillock at Tipra Bazar near the Cantonment area on Thursday night.

The deceased were identified as Tamim Hossain, son of Arun Mia of Kathalia village of Burichang upazila and Ashraful Islam, hailing from Rangpur.

A big chunk of mud fell on the workers while they were working around 10:00pm, leaving the duo dead on the spot and another injured, said Md Abu Salam Mia, Officer in Charge of Kotwali Model Police Station.

The bodies were sent to a local hospital morgue for autopsy.