Morale of residents in the low-lying deluge-hit haor areas improved after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited on Sunday, haor residents told BSS. They said they endure small blows almost every other year, but this year’s flash flood seems the worst in recent memory. Hasina’s visit, however, had a profound psychological impact on them, perhaps more so than the relief package she committed to them. He said Hasina made the haor residents happy and optimistic to fight on. On her visit, the prime minister distributed 38kg of rice and Tk1,000 in cash to each victim.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 30, 2017 18:45 UTC