Books worth Tk20 lakh were damaged in the rain on February 17, 2019 Mehedi Hasan?Dhaka TribuneDhaka dwellers witnessed around 20mm rain on Sunday morningUnexpected heavy rainfall has flooded some book stalls at the Ekushey book fair, causing damage to thousands of books. Dhaka dwellers witnessed around 20mm rain on Sunday morning. Amid sporadic rainfall and gusty wind, book stall owners rushed to the fair ground and found that many of their stalls damaged and many books lying in puddles of water. “Around Tk40,000 worth of books in my stall have been damaged.”Children’s corner was also flooded in the rain. Machine is being used to pump out the clogged water from fair ground.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 17, 2019 07:47 UTC