Teenager killed in Cox’s Bazar landslide

A teenage girl was buried in landslide triggered by torrential downpour in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila this morning.

The victim was identified as Farzana, 14, daughter of Abu Taher in BSIC area, reports our Cox’s Bazar correspondent quoting police.

The incident took place around 6:30am, according to Abu Taher and local police. However, no one else was injured in the incident.

On information, police and fire fighters reached the spot and dug out the body with help from locals, said Md Mainuddin, a sub-inspector of Cox’s bazar Model Police Station.

The body was being kept at the victim’s house.