Rangamati landslides expose 15 govt buildings to danger

At least 15 government buildings on hills of Rangamati are now exposed to the danger of collapsing as the hills are shaken by the deadly landslides that have killed more than 100 people in the southeastern district.

Mintu Chowdhuryfrom Rangamatibdnews24.com
Published : 18 June 2017, 09:30 PM
Updated : 18 June 2017, 09:42 PM

At least 15 government buildings on the hills of Rangamati are now exposed to the danger of collapse as the hills are shaken by the landslides that have killed more than 100 people in the southeastern district.

Rangamati Deputy Commissioner Manzarul Mannan told bdnews24.com on Sunday the Circuit House at Vedvedi, Bangladesh Betar's station at Shimultali, and the passport office are most at risk.  

Parts of the hills on which the buildings are situated have vanished in the disaster pushing those structures to the edge.

The other buildings include state-run Bangladesh Television's Rangamati sub-centre, DC Bungalow, LGED office, SP Bungalow, and Matsya Bhaban Bungalow.

The bases of three towers of the radio station have been damaged, said Bhaskar Dewan, Betar's engineer in Rangamati.

He thinks the station should be relocated.