Three children were killed in a landslide in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar on Saturday.
The deceased were Sumon Mia,13, son of Taslim Mia, Kabir Ahmed,10, son of Abdul Karim, and Nahid Ahmed,12, son of Abdus Salam from Islamnagar village in Ward-3 of Bhatera union in the upazila, said Syed Nazrul Islam, Bhatera Union Parishad chairman.
A chunk of mud from a Ghagrachara hill fell on the children around 1:00pm in the Bhatera rubber forest area where they got into a hole after seeing a bird’s nest, said a local named Shahed Mia.
Locals rescued them after spotting a hand of one child in the debris, he said.
They were immediately taken to upazila health complex where doctors announced them dead.
Sanjay Chakraborty, officer-in-charge of Kulaura police station, said they visited the spot after being informed by locals.
