Anwarul Haider

SMEs hit hard by August floods need govt assistance to survive

Most SMEs lost all of their belongings and now seek government assistance

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Half of Noakhali still reeling from flood

Sixty-year-old Kofil Uddin watched helplessly as floodwater crept into his home at Bhabani Jibanpur village in Noakhali’s Begumganj upazila on August 10. More than a month has passed, but the house is still under knee-deep water.

2m ago

Fish worth over Tk 576 crore washed away in flood in Noakhali

The ongoing flood has washed away the fish from 85,379 farms in Noakhali, causing losses of around Tk 576.50 crore as well as affecting thousands of fish farmers, said Noakhali Department of Fisheries sources

2m ago

Relief delivery is now the challenge

People wishing to distribute relief materials among the flood victims are finding it very difficult to reach remote areas due to a lack of boats.

3m ago

Millions cut off without food, power

Millions of people were still left without electricity and any means of communication, and relief materials had not reached many remote areas where families were stranded in flooded villages for days.

3m ago

We didn't have much, but we were happy

Says wife of Foyez who was shot dead in Laxmipur

3m ago

He went to Dhaka to support his family

Says father of Hasan, 20, who was shot dead on July 18

3m ago

I couldn't save my boy, three bullets had pierced his body

"We were going for breakfast when my son got shot. He died without even having something to eat."

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October 23, 2024
October 23, 2024

SMEs hit hard by August floods need govt assistance to survive

Most SMEs lost all of their belongings and now seek government assistance

September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024

Half of Noakhali still reeling from flood

Sixty-year-old Kofil Uddin watched helplessly as floodwater crept into his home at Bhabani Jibanpur village in Noakhali’s Begumganj upazila on August 10. More than a month has passed, but the house is still under knee-deep water.

September 4, 2024
September 4, 2024

Fish worth over Tk 576 crore washed away in flood in Noakhali

The ongoing flood has washed away the fish from 85,379 farms in Noakhali, causing losses of around Tk 576.50 crore as well as affecting thousands of fish farmers, said Noakhali Department of Fisheries sources

August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024

Relief delivery is now the challenge

People wishing to distribute relief materials among the flood victims are finding it very difficult to reach remote areas due to a lack of boats.

August 25, 2024
August 25, 2024

Millions cut off without food, power

Millions of people were still left without electricity and any means of communication, and relief materials had not reached many remote areas where families were stranded in flooded villages for days.

August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024

We didn't have much, but we were happy

Says wife of Foyez who was shot dead in Laxmipur

August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

He went to Dhaka to support his family

Says father of Hasan, 20, who was shot dead on July 18

July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024

I couldn't save my boy, three bullets had pierced his body

"We were going for breakfast when my son got shot. He died without even having something to eat."

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

I couldn't save my boy, 3 bullets had pierced his body

Says father of slain 16-yr-old Akash

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

How will I raise our son alone?

Mamun, from Jalial village in Noakhali's Binodpur, was fatally shot on the Mohakhali flyover while heading back to his home from his aunt's residence in Shaheenbag, Dhaka.