Besides, roads and highways under the Department of Roads and Highways (RHD) have also been damaged. Ritesh Barua, executive engineer of RHD Sylhet, also said the floods did not cause much damage to roads and highways under RHD. The road from Gowainghat-Radhanagar, Gowainghat-Sonarhat, Gowainghat-Salutikar and Sylhet Sadar upazila to Jaflong via Radhanagar have also collapsed. Recently, locals of the areas have brought out a procession demanding immediate repairs of the damaged roads. Abdul Latif, executive engineer of LGED Sylhet, said a list of flood-damaged roads has been prepared and sent to higher authorities.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 31, 2020 08:48 UTC