Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneThe stat is in accordance with a bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)Floods have claimed at least 10 more lives in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 145. A total of 162 upazilas across the country have been affected by floods that set in during the last week of June, and is yet to subside fully, said a bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). People in Kurigram, Madaripur, Sirajganj, Tangail, Faridpur and Netrakona were the worst sufferers from the deluge. Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Tuesday asked the officials concerned to monitor the field activities and supervise it closely after visiting the flood-hit areas as soon as possible to recoup farmers’ losses. The officials concerned of the ministry will have to work alongside the committee.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 04, 2020 16:30 UTC