A mud hut collapsed in heavy rain early Friday, leaving a couple dead in their sleep in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Tajwar Akram Sakapi Ibne Sazzad confirmed the deaths to UNB over phone.
However, the identities of the two could not be known immediately.
Read: Mud wall collapse leaves 2 siblings dead, 3 more injured in B'baria
Locals said the mud walls of the couple’s house weakened due to continuous downpour for the past few days in Ratanpur area.
Suddenly, the house collapsed on them when they were asleep in the early morning, leaving the two dead on the spot, according to them.
Read more: 2 women killed in Naogaon wall collapse