Floods in northeast: Private relief efforts outpace govt's
Around 3:00am last Wednesday, one family was seen hard at work making 400 bags of relief to be taken for distribution the next morning.
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Around 3:00am last Wednesday, one family was seen hard at work making 400 bags of relief to be taken for distribution the next morning.
The divisional administration in Sylhet has formed committees in all flood-affected upazilas to facilitate rational distribution of reliefs.
At least 42 people have died in the devastating floods that have hit the country’s northern and north-eastern districts, while lakhs are stranded as new areas are inundated every day.
‘Hungry for 2 days with my 5 daughters’: Flood-hit people in Sylhet plead for relief Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
“Sir, please note down my name. I have five daughters and we have been going hungry for two days.”