3 killed in Gaibandha landslide

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UNB, Gaibandha :Three people were killed and two others injured in a landslide alongside an under-construction bridge at Habibullahpur in Sadullapur upazila on Monday evening.The victims were identified as Kuddus, 38, Sattar, 20, and Kakuli.Officer-in-charge of Sadullapur Police Station Farhad Imrul Qayes said the accident took place around 7pm when part of land alongside the under-construction bridge on the Gaibndha-Sadullapur road slid leaving the three people dead on them and two others injured.On information, police and fire brigade members recovered the bodies and took the injured-Sohel, 30, and Arif, 20, — to Sadullapur Upazila Health Complex.Quoting locals, police said the incident occurred as the victims tried to remove bricks from the under-construction bridge secretly in their bid to steal those.

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