Ctg landslide kills one

A worker of Golden Bricks was killed in a landslide at Kumira of Sitakunda in Chittagong Wednesday noon.

The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained yet.

The police and local people said the workers of Golden Bricks were removing soil from an adjacent hill near the International Islamic University Chittagong at about midday.

A huge chunk of the hill collapsed on them.

Sawkat Hossain, assistant director of the fire service and civil defense in Chittagong, said they had started rescue operation soon after the incident and recovered the body of an unidentified worker from the spot at about 6:00pm.

Samiul Islam, officer-in-charge of the Sitakunda police station, said the police, in association with the workers of the brick kiln, rescued a man from under the collapsed soil.

‘The rescued worker has informed that at least two of his co-workers have remained trapped,’ the OC said, adding that rescue operation was going on to find out if any more people had been trapped.