Flood leaves over 8 lakh people inundated in Sylhet

Continuous heavy rainfall and the onrush of water from upstream over the past three days have left Sylhet district inundated, with more than 8 lakh people stranded. "Around 825,256 people are marooned in 106 unions of the district," Sylhet district administration sources said on Wednesday afternoon. In the metropolitan area alone, 50,000