A local trader of sand and brick had piled the brick next to the house and had not heeded requests to move itA couple has been killed after a pile of bricks collapsed onto their tin house during a storm brought on by Cyclone Remal in Narsingdi. The cyclone had led to persistent rain in the area and when the ground shifted underneath the pile it collapsed onto the house. They were caught underneath the brick pile and killed. Locals noticed the incident, removed the bricks, and sent the two bodies to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital, said local UP Chairman Saiful Haque Swapan. Akkas Fakir, a trader in sand and brick, had set up the brick pile next to the house, Ibrahim said.

Source: bd News24 May 29, 2024 04:19 UTC