Heavy rainfall and hill runoff have inundated vast areas of Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj over the past week, leaving many homes and roads submerged. The flooding has caused extensive damage to property and infrastructure, creating severe hardships for the affected residents. Numerous homes in low-lying areas remain underwater, with significant structural
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Mymensingh and Sunamganj get new DCs
The government has appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) to Mymensingh and Sunamganj. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification on Saturday after transferring the existing DCs of the two districts. DC of Mymensingh Mostafizur Rahman has been transferred as the deputy secretary of the Health Service Division, while DC of Sunamganj
Dreaded blast disease afflicts crops in Sunamganj
The farmers in Sunamganj's Tahirpur upazila are facing great distress due to an outbreak of the blast disease, a common fungal infection that has severely impacted their harvest during the cultivation season. The disease has been widespread in Bri-28 and Bri-81 rice varieties, leading to significant losses for farmers in the
13 Sunamganj villages cry for a concrete bridge
Several thousand people of thirteen villages in Doarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district have been going through unspeakable sufferings for years for want of a concrete bridge over the Chelai River at Hasnabahar Bhanga in the upazila. Every year the residents of the thirteen villages make a makeshift bamboo bridge at their
2,000km of roads damaged in Sunamganj
At least 2,000km of the road networks in 12 upazilas of Sunamganj district have been badly damaged due to the recent flooding. Most of the roads under the jurisdiction of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) have suffered damage. Walking on the roads has become difficult,
Yamaha Riders Club distributes Relief at Sunamganj
Yamaha Riders Club has distributed relief goods to help the flood effected peoples of Sunamganj, a press release said Saturday. The Yamaha Riders Club is a community which has been built with the bikers. They have spontaneously come forward to serve humanity by spreading their helping hand towards the people in
One lakh people evacuated in Sylhet, Sunamganj
Sylhet, Sunamganj plunge into darkness
Flood situation in Kurigram district worsened further due to the swelling of major rivers caused by onrush of water from upstream and incessant rainfall, rendering one lakh people marooned. According to the local Water Development Board, the Dharla River was flowing 22 cm above its danger level at Setu point while
Thousands marooned as floods ravage Sylhet, Sunamganj
Floods ravaging Sylhet and Sunamganj districts worsened as water levels of the region's rivers rose further due to heavy downpour and onrush of hilly water triggering immense suffering to the lakhs of people, officials said Thursday. In Sylhet around three lakh people of five upazilas under the district have been marooned
Thousands affected by second round of flooding
Renewed floods triggered by incessant rain and onrush of water from upstream hills have inundated vast areas of Sunamganj for the second time in weeks, putting thousands of people in extreme misery. People from Surma, Lakhsmipur, Bogula, Banglabazar, Norsingpur and Doara unions of Sunamganj Sadar upazila have been the worst hit