At least nine people, including women and children, were killed in separate landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya and in Cox's Bazar town.
A landslide struck a house belonging to Rohingya refugee Mohammad Kamal Hossain, 44, in Block D/6 of Jamtoli Camp 15 under Palongkhali Union in Ukhiya Upazila in the early hours on Monday.
Soil from a nearby hill collapsed onto the house, killing Kamal Hossain, his wife Humaira Begum, 39, and their four-year-old son Mohammad Anas.
Ukhiya Fire Service and Civil Defence Station Officer Dollar Tripura confirmed the incident.
"After receiving the information, firefighters launched a rescue operation and recovered three bodies while rescuing two injured people," he said.
In another incident, the same night, a seven-year-old Rohingya child, Ekram was killed after a hill slope collapsed onto Block D/7 of Kutupalong Rohingya Camp 7 in Rajapalong Union at around 1:45am. Ekram was the son of Mohammad Rashid.
Camp community leader Enayet Ullah said Rohingya volunteers recovered the child's body after the incident.
Later, at around 3am, camp administration sources reported another landslide in Block C/11 of Balukhali Rohingya Camp 11, where four people, including women and children, were killed and one person was injured.
The deceased were identified as Umme Habiba, 27, daughter of Abdur Razzak; her sister Tanzina Akter, 13; and brothers Mohammad Rihan, 5, and Harunur Rashid, 3, sons of Mohammad Rashid.
Meanwhile, another person was killed in a separate landslide in the Chattar Ghona area of Ward No 12 in Cox's Bazar town.
The landslide occurred shortly after 4am on Monday, trapping three members of the same family under debris. Locals rescued all three and rushed Ali Akbar to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
The Ukhiya upazila administration said continuous rainfall has significantly increased the risk of landslides, prompting authorities to issue public announcements urging residents in vulnerable areas to move to safer locations.
Ukhiya Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Panna Akter said: "There is a risk of landslides due to the heavy rainfall. The upazila administration is regularly making announcements urging people living in high-risk areas to move to safe shelters. Everyone is requested to follow the administration's instructions."
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department said more than 150 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in Cox's Bazar over the past 24 hours.
Assistant Meteorologist Md Abdul Hannan said the rainfall was caused by a well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal combined with an active monsoon, adding that heavy rain may continue for another two days.