The flood affected victims of Lalmonirhat have very little to look forward to this Eid. Many have lost their homes and source of income and are struggling to make ends meet.
Jatiya Party (JP) urges the government to make a permanent list of flood-affected people to distribute relief materials among them every year.
Around 6.77 lakh hectares of croplands have been damaged by the recent flood that affected about 61 lakh people in 28 districts, says the government statistics.
The flood has hit Rangpur division the hardest as it rained in the region almost three times more than it had until this point last year.
The victims of ongoing flood across the country are immensely suffering from shortage of food as the government has failed to provide sufficient relief materials, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam alleges.
The overall flood situation in some parts of the north showed signs of improvement yesterday as floodwater started receding. Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) said Brahmaputra, Dharla, Ghaghot, Jam
With floodwater continuing to rise in many northern districts, at least seven people, including five children, drowned in floodwater in Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat yesterday.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader asks all concerned to finish repair works of all roads affected by the recent floods seven days before the Eid-ul-Azha.
Local people are rushing back to flood shelters as the Dharla river is flowing above danger level causing flood once again in Sadar upazila of Kurigram.
The flood affected victims of Lalmonirhat have very little to look forward to this Eid. Many have lost their homes and source of income and are struggling to make ends meet.
Jatiya Party (JP) urges the government to make a permanent list of flood-affected people to distribute relief materials among them every year.
Around 6.77 lakh hectares of croplands have been damaged by the recent flood that affected about 61 lakh people in 28 districts, says the government statistics.
The flood has hit Rangpur division the hardest as it rained in the region almost three times more than it had until this point last year.
The victims of ongoing flood across the country are immensely suffering from shortage of food as the government has failed to provide sufficient relief materials, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam alleges.
The overall flood situation in some parts of the north showed signs of improvement yesterday as floodwater started receding. Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) said Brahmaputra, Dharla, Ghaghot, Jam
With floodwater continuing to rise in many northern districts, at least seven people, including five children, drowned in floodwater in Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat yesterday.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader asks all concerned to finish repair works of all roads affected by the recent floods seven days before the Eid-ul-Azha.
Local people are rushing back to flood shelters as the Dharla river is flowing above danger level causing flood once again in Sadar upazila of Kurigram.
After living in the open for 10 days, 46-year-old Kulsum Begum and her children returned home on Sunday morning.
