Five people, including a child, were killed when a landslide struck two houses in Lama upazila of Bandarban district early Thursday. The incident occurred in Missionpara area of Aziznagar Union following days of heavy rainfall. The victims were identified as Md Yunus, his wife Ranu Akter, their four-year-old son Md Soleman, and another couple, Jewel and his wife Kulsum Akter. A union parishad member, Rehana Begum, was injured in a separate landslide the same night.
Local authorities confirmed the deaths and said police, fire service, and civil defense teams, along with residents, carried out rescue operations. The bodies were later handed over to relatives. Lama police said an unnatural death case would be filed over the incident.
According to the upazila executive officer, residents living at the foot of hills had been repeatedly urged to move to safer areas due to continuous rain, but many ignored the warnings. The administration has pledged full support to the affected families.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, লামা (বান্দরবান) প্রকাশ : ০৯ জুলাই ২০২৬, ০৮: ৪৩ বান্দরবান জেলার লামা উপজেলায় পাহাড় ধসে ১ শিশুসহ দুই পরিবারের ৫ জন নিহত হয়েছেন। বৃহস্পতিবার ভোরে উপজেলার আজিজনগর ইউনিয়নের মিশনপাড়ায় এ ঘটনা ঘটে। নিহতরা হলেন- মো. ইউনুছ (২৮), তার স্ত্রী
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