42 killed in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Bangladesh

Landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 42 people in Bangladesh, authorities said on Tuesday.

A depression in the Bay of Bengal influenced the weather all over the country on June 12, bringing about incessant rainfall which inundated Dhaka and Chittagong cities.

Twenty five people were killed in Rangamati, 11 in Rangunia and Chandanaish upazilas of Chittagong and six in Bandarban, Dhaka Tribune quoted officials as saying.

Chittagong district administration has formed two teams led by two executive magistrates to avoid further incidents of landslides. They will evict people living at risky spots near the hills. The latest disaster came after Cyclone Mora smashed into Bangladesh's southeast last month, killing at least eight people.