Four people were killed in landslides amid heavy monsoon rains in Akbar Shah area of Chattogram port city early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Shahinur, 32, Liton, 24, Imon, 14 and Mainul Akhter, 20. Wali Uddin Akbar, officer-in-charge of Akbar Shah Police Station big a chunk of mud from a hill demolished a house on the slope of the hill at Barishal Ghona around 1 am, leaving five people injured. Later, they were taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared Mainul and Shahinur dead. Besides, Imon and Liton died on the spot when a big  chunk of mud from an adjacent hill collapsed on their house around 3 am at Lakecity Bijoynagar area of the city. READ: Rain-fed landslides, flooding kill at least 19 in Brazil Heavy rains that started three days ago inundated many parts of the city. According to the Patenga Met office, 48.8 mms of rainfalls were recorded in the past 24 hours till 6 am on Saturday. The rains will continue till Saturday, it said. Local administration said the authorities concerned issued a warning on Friday and asked the residents living in the hill slope to vacate their places immediately. Moreover, nineteen shelters have been kept ready in different parts of the city including Agrabad, Bakolia, Kattoli and Chandgaon Circle to tackle the situation.

In the face of massive protest, Chattogram city bus owners gave a positive signal to cut fares by half for students, following a meeting between several bus owners' associations. Chattogram Metropolitan Bus Owners Association Secretary-General Belayet Hossain Belal revealed as much on Friday. They would announce it Sunday at a press conference, he said. READ:  Private bus owners to allow half fares for students: Obaidul Quader "We sat with the various bus owners association leaders and discussed the half fare for the students and several other issues. READ:  Students block roads again demanding road safety, half fare The bus fare for the students at the port city would be similar to that of Dhaka, he hinted. Demanding half bus fare in Chattogram, students from various educational institutions had been staging demonstrations for the last few days, expressing solidarity with the students of Dhaka.

A man was arrested on Thursday for killing a woman and her son in Chattogram in August this year.

Incessant rains for the last several days and tidal surge have inundated some parts of Chattogram city.

As the coronavirus situation has started deteriorating in the country, Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) on Monday night restricted the entry to and exit from Chattogram city.

The Sheikh Russel water treatment plant is scheduled to be inaugurated on Sunday to mitigate the crisis of drinking water in Chattogram City.

Three people were killed when a bus hit a private car on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway at Joarianala in Ramu upazila on Wednesday night.