Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- An elderly woman has been killed as the wall of a mud building collapsed onto her in Narsingdi's Palash Upazila.

The incident occurred in Malita village around 10:45am on Friday, said Md Monirul Islam, chief of Palash Police Station.

The victim, believed to about 65 years of age, was killed on the spot, he said. Police have yet to confirm her identity.

About 70 other people have been injured while trying to rush out of different buildings in the district. They have been admitted to hospitals across the district and in Narsingdi Sadar.

Several of them have been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.

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