Floods damage 1600 km roads, bridges in Sylhet

Two rounds of flood have caused extensive damages to roads and bridges in Sylhet division, disrupting road communication and causing sufferings to people. Some areas in Sylhet division are still under floodwater. Vehicles are plying on these roads with risk as flooding has created potholes on almost every road, said locals. According

30 lakh homeless, 40,000 houses destroyed in Sylhet floods

Over 30 lakh people have been rendered homeless and as many as 40,000 houses destroyed in the recent floods in Sylhet, officials said on Thursday. All the 13 upazilas of the district, including five municipalities, have been affected. According to the local administration, over 2.5 lakh people are living in over 610