It is a glaring example of how ineffective measures by the local administration and people’s carelessness can lead to loss of lives.

Only five weeks ago, rain-induced landslides killed over 170 people in the hill districts, 120 of them in Rangamati alone.

Such a high death toll should have been an eye-opener both for the administration as well as for those living precariously in the hill slopes. But yesterday’s deaths of five people in a Sitakunda landslide are evidence that last month’s warning fell on deaf ears. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star