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Couple, child killed in Sylhet landslide

The Army recovered the bodies of a couple and their child trapped in a landslide in Sylhet city on Monday afternoon.

The deceased were Md Karim Uddin, his wife Shammi Akter Ruji, and their 16-month-old child Taniz.

The bodies were retrieved around 1:30 pm, Faruque Ahmed, brigadier general of the Army, told Jago News.

Earlier around 7 am, nine members of a family were trapped in a landslide in Mejortila Chamelibhag Mohammadpur area and locals managed to rescue six of them.

Later, the Fire Service personnel and police members conducted a drive to rescue the remaining three but couldn't.

After 12 noon, the Army personnel joined the operation and recovered their bodies.

Ahmed Jamil/MSU