The National Committee to protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR) on Sunday called for dredging and excavation of all rivers in the country to deal with annual floods.
Besides, the civic organisation demanded to investigate the corruption and looting of the last 15 years in the name of river digging and excavation and punish those responsible, reports UNB.
Mohammad Shahid Mia, the president of the organisation and its general secretary Ashis Kumar Dey made this demand to the government in a statement.
According to the statement that Bangladesh is the downstream country where the upstream water will come naturally during the monsoon.
It also said that most of the country's rivers, including big rivers, are endangered due to encroachment and pollution, neglect ...
Chattagram Port Authority (CPA) is giving dry food to distribute to 5000 families in the flood
affected areas. A port boat is kept ready round the clock to take part in relief assistance and
rescue operations. The
control room has been opened. Thursday (August 22) Secretary of
Chattagram Port Authority Omar Farooq confirmed this, he said that Chattagram Port Authority
is giving dry food to 5000 families as part of social responsibility. These relief materials are
being handed over to the Bangladesh Navy. He requested those concerned to contact Port
Authority Cont...
Bangladesh Army has donated money, equivalent to one day's salary of its all members, to Chief Adviser's Relief Fund aiming to help flood victims across the country.
Bangladesh Army though its verified Facebook page, said the money has been donated to help the victims of ongoing flash flood that has ravaged Feni, Chattogram, Cumilla, Noakhali, Sunamganj, Habiganj districts.
Different units of Bangladesh Army are conducting rescue operations in flood-hit areas, distributing foods and essentials, airlifting people stranded in places hard to reach by any other means...
The officials and employees of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Labour and Employment will donate their single day’s salaries to the chief adviser’s relief fund to help the country’s flood victims.
Asif Mahmud, adviser of the two ministries made the announcement in a post on social media on Friday.
In the post, the adviser also called upon the countrymen to come
forward to get rid of the crisis.
The flash flood took a worsening turn in many parts of the country’s northeastern regions, including Feni, Chattogram, Cumilla...
Lt Gen (retd) Abdul Hafiz has been appointed as the Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Prof Muhammad Yunus.
The Chief Adviser made this appointment on Thursday (August 22), according to a notification from the Cabinet Division.
Hafiz will provide necessary support to the Chief Adviser in carrying out duties related to defense and national unity development.
As a Special Assistant, Lt Gen (retd) Hafiz will receive the rank, salary, allowances, and other ancillary benefits associated with the position ...
NN Online Report:
At least 13 people in Bangladesh have been killed and 4.5 million affected by floods triggered by heavy rains, the disaster management and relief ministry sai...
