4 killed in separate Ctg landslides
Four people were killed and five others injured in separate rain-triggered landslides in Chattogram city early today (June 18, 2022).
The first landslide occurred around 1: 00 am in the port city's Barishal Ghona area and the other around 3:00 am in the Bijoy Nagar area of Foy's Lake, Officer-in-Charge of Akbar Shah Police Station, Wali Uddin Akbar, confirmed the information to our local staff correspondent.
"A fire service team went to Barishal Ghona area and rescued 5 people and sent them to Chittagong Medical College Hospital. Shahinur Akhter (28) and Mainur Akhter (24) were declared dead by on-duty doctors," said the OC.
"Upon receiving the news, the members of the fire service went to Bijoy Nagar area around 3:00 am and carried out rescue work. Two people named Liton (23) and Emon (14) were found dead," Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence Assistant Director Farooq Hossain Sikder told The Daily Star.
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