Bangladesh, July 9 -- Every monsoon, heavy rainfall once again raises fears of landslides across Chattogram's vulnerable hills, reviving concerns over the safety of thousands of residents living in high-risk areas.
Nineteen years after the devastating 2007 landslide that claimed 127 lives, concerns remain over the pace of risk reduction, enforcement and rehabilitation efforts, with officials still lacking updated information on the number of people living on hazardous hillsides.
According to government estimates, nearly one million people may currently be living on or around 30 vulnerable hills across the city.
However, the District Administration has not updated its census of hillside residents for the past three years, prompting questi...