Hills are being ravaged in the south east district of Bandarban to make way for a housing project, much to the dismay of locals and environmentalists.
Four people, including a couple and their baby girl, were killed in two landslides amid heavy rain in Bandarban yesterday.
Four people including a couple and their two-year old baby girl are killed in separate landslides amid heavy rain in Bandarban.
Eleven years into the massive landslide in Chittagong that left 127 dead, the government is yet to rehabilitate those still vulnerable to the disaster.
Three labourers, including a woman, were killed in a landslide while cutting a hill to dig a drain in Ghumdhum area of Naikhongchhari upazila yesterday.
The search and rescue operation for the four people missing in Sunday's landslide in Bandarban was disrupted by heavy rain yesterday.
A teenage girl was killed and at least four others went missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Bandarban yesterday morning.
A teenage girl is killed and at least four people are missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Bandarban, police say.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday told parliament that tourism sector has incurred a loss of Tk 40 to 45 crore due to the recent landslides in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Four days after deadly landslides hit Rangamati killing at least 114 people, the supply of essentials, including food, was yet to become normal yesterday. Most of the daily essentials were still selling at higher prices despite market monitoring by the district administration. However, the prices were lower than they were in previous three days.
In a matter of 10 days, Bikram Chakma, 47, has lost two homes and all of his belongings. After his ancestral home, where he lived with his father, was gutted in an arson attack by Bangalee settlers earlier this month, he took refuge in a Buddhist monastery while his wife and daughter continued to live in their home in Rangamati town.
So far 133 people are killed in landslides in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban districts followed by incessant rain caused by the depression that formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday.
At least 100 people including four army men are killed in Rangamati while 26 in Chittagong and seven in Bandarban in separate incidents of landslide after daylong rain on June 12, 2017, caused by a depression in the Bay.