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Landslide in Gazipur’s Kapasia: Traffic movement suspended

Illegal sand lifting from the River Banar may have caused the collapse, locals say
Landslide in Gazipur’s Kapasia: Traffic movement suspended


Parts of the Kapasia-Sreepur link road and nearby areas collapsed into the River Banar in Gazipur on Friday, bringing the vehicular movements to a halt.

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Illegal sand lifting from the River Banar may have caused the collapse, locals said.

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Kapasia Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ismat Ara said, “We are still clueless about the collapse and awaiting experts’ opinion after sending the details to them.”

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The locals heard a loud noise and felt a tremor at around 2am on Friday. Later they saw that a large area including Kapasia-Sreepur road had fallen at least 10 feet deep from its previous position.

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Now 12 households in the area are at risk of landslides. The same place had also collapsed in 1964, 2003 and 2018.

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