United News of Bangladesh

A 60-year-old woman was killed and two children were injured after a wall collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Karnaphuli upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Delowara Begum, wife of late Fazal Ahmed, a resident of Shikalbaha Masterhat area. Family members said a roadside wall collapsed following heavy rain around 4 pm , trapping Delowara underneath. Mohammad Shamiur Rahman, in-charge of Shikalbaha police outpost, said Delowara was rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital in critical condition where she later died. Officer-in-Charge of Karnaphuli Police Station Md Shahinur Alam said police have been sent to both the scene and the hospital after receiving information about the incident. Necessary legal steps will be taken in this regard, he added.