4 of family killed in Sylhet landslide

Four members of a family, including a five-year-old boy, were killed as a landslide demolished their house in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet early Monday, said police, UNB reports.

The deceased were identified as Jabed Ahmed, 35, his wife Sumi Begum, 30, son Safi Ahmed, 5, and sister-in-law Shamimara Begum, 48, of Satjani village of the upazila.

A large chunk of mud from an adjacent hill fell on the house of Jabed around 4:30 am when they were asleep, leaving the four dead on spot and several others injured, said Golam Dastagir Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jaintapur police station.

On information, fire service personnel rescued the injured and rushed them to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital (SOMCH).

The landslide was triggered by heavy downpour for the last several days, said the OC.