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Vol. 5 Num 923 Sun. December 31, 2006  
   
National


Landslide kills two in Cox's Bazar


Two people were killed and three others injured in landslide at Chadergona village of Eidgaon union in Sadar upazila here yesterday morning.

Mohammad Kalo, 35, and Zafor Alam, 12, were buried alive when their house collapsed following a landslide at a nearby hill at about 10.00 am, police and local people said.

The injured are Abul Kashem, 42, Mohammad Quader, 35, and Monir Hossain, 41.

Later, police recovered the bodies.

It has been alleged that landslides are on rise due to indiscriminate hill cutting in Cox's Bazar.