The damage caused by cyclone Fani, which hit Bangladesh earlier this month, has been estimated to be Tk 536.61 crore, the government says.
There would be no respite from the heat wave in the next few days, the Met office forecast yesterday.
The severe cyclonic storm Fani that hit the country's coastal areas on May 4 last damaged crops on some 63,063 hectares of land in 209 upazilas of 35 districts, Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak says.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities to quickly assess the damage and provide assistance to cyclone Fani victims.
Cyclone Fani wreaked the most havoc on Narail’s cropland, damaging over 56,000 acres in its “weakened” state after entering Bangladesh.
Bangladesh government has reviewed its statistics on Fani’s devastation, raising the extent of damaged cropland to over 1.55 lakh acres.
By the time Cyclone Fani entered Bangladesh around 8:00am yesterday, it became much weaker and caused much less damage compared with that by cyclones Sidr and Aila.
It was only a few days to go until farmer Ruhul Amin’s crops would be ready for harvest, but during Cyclone Fani, everything got ruined.
Import-export and travel through Benapole Port saw a sharp decrease yesterday due to the impact of cyclone Fani.
Cyclone 'Fani' severely affects Bangladesh's electricity distribution system, rendering nearly half of rural consumers without power.
Sun may shine in most parts of Bangladesh tomorrow, including Dhaka, after two days of gloom stirred up by what was a severe cyclonic storm.
In its trail of destruction after India, severe cyclonic storm Fani has left over 53,000 acres of cropland and 13,000 houses damaged in Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina thanks God for the low amount of devastation caused by cyclone Fani, that has now reduced to a depression.
National University (NU) has postponed tomorrow’s examinations in purview of cyclone Fani.
At least 12 people are killed in different parts of the country since yesterday following the onslaught of cyclonic storm Fani.
Water transports all across the country may resume tomorrow after three days of halt due to rough weather under influence of cyclone Fani.
Deer of Monpura forest in Bhola are coming out of the forest to avoid flooding after heavy rainfall influenced by cyclone Fani.
Bangladesh is now completely out of any potential danger from cyclone Fani, which has reduced down to a depression in the north.
A total of 13 flights are cancelled and several others delayed due to rough weather triggered by cyclone Fani, which is crossing over the country.