A couple met a tragic end in a landslide caused by torrential rainfall for the past few days in Cox鈥檚 Bazar Sadar upazila on early Friday, said police.
The victims were identified as Anwar Hossain, muaezzin of Cox鈥檚 Bazar Central Mosque and his wife Maimuna Akter. They used to live in Badsha Ghona area of Sadar upazila.
Tipu Sultan, chairman of Jhilongjha union parishad, confirmed the incident saying that they had been experiencing heavy rainfall for several days and it continued until around 3:00am, causing a landslide that buried a house in Badsha Ghona.
The couple, who was asleep at the time, was trapped under the debris, he said, adding that later local people recovered their bodies from the rubble.
No one else was in the house during the landslide; but the woman was seven-month pregnant, the chairman said.
Ashiqur Rahman, a residential medical officer of Cox鈥檚 Bazar Sadar Hospital, said the couple was brought dead at the hospital.
Rafiquzzaman, officer-in-charge of Cox鈥檚 Bazar Sadar Model Police Station, also confirmed the matter.