A child has died in a landslide triggered by incessant rains in Cox's Bazar's Moheshkhali Upazila.
The body of 5-year-old Rabiul Hasan was recovered from a heap of mud in Kalamarchhara around 11 pm on Sunday after a part of a hill collapsed on top of him, according to Moheshkhali Police Station chief Abdul Hai.
Citing Rabiul's family, Kalamarchhara Union Parishad Chairman Tareq Bin Osman Sharif said Rabiul and a few other children went to play in the hills near his house in the afternoon, reports bdnews24.com.
"It has been raining heavily in Moheshkhali for the last few days. As a result, the hill's soil softened and crumbled, burying the child alive."
The union council is conducting a campaign to evacuate residents in areas that are at high risk of landslides, according to Tareq.