Chattogram has recorded its highest rainfall of the season, prompting the district administration to begin loudspeaker announcements to evacuate residents from landslide-prone areas. Chattogram district authorities began public announcements over loudspeakers in vulnerable areas from Thursday night, warning residents to evacuate from unauthorised settlements on hillsides. Met Office forecaster Md Zahirul Islam told bdnews24.com that heavy rainfall was likely again overnight Friday, raising fresh concerns over landslides and localised tidal surges. A 2023 survey by the Chattogram district administration listed 6,558 illegal structures on 26 hills in the city, both public and privately owned. On Jun 11, 2007, 127 people were killed in landslides in Chattogram and its surrounding areas following torrential rain.
