Two children were killed in separate landslides triggered by days of heavy rainfall in Chattogram on Wednesday, as authorities renewed warnings for residents to evacuate high-risk hillside areas.
The government will raise the 47-kilometre Chattogram–Dohazari railway line by nearly five feet as part of a long-term plan to protect the Chattogram–Cox's Bazar rail corridor from flooding, State Minister for Railways Habibur Rashid announced.
Around 600 tourists have been stranded at the Sajek Valley tourist destination after heavy rain and hill runoff submerged key sections of the only access road, disrupting traffic, local authorities said.
Authorities have temporarily banned tourist entry to all waterfalls in Chattogram's Mirsarai upazila due to persistent rainfall and the heightened risk of flash floods triggered by hill runoff.
A young was killed after being struck by a moving train in Feni on Tuesday evening, with his body found dismembered along the Dhaka–Chattogram railway line.
A young man was killed after clashes erupted between Argentina and Egypt supporters during their FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match in Bangladesh's Cumilla district late Tuesday night (July 7).