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 ...

Acting Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman called upon the leaders and workers of the party for not considering political or religious identity while extending cooperation to flood-affected people. “Stand beside the flood-hit people in a coordinated way. Extend hands of cooperation to them. Provide food, clothes, treatment and medicine and take measures for the people affected by the flood,” he said in a video message on Friday. Urging the party men to stay alert, Tarique said...

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...

  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...