“And Bangladesh may raise questions as to why it was not warned of the impending floods.”Rizwana was speaking at a press conference titled ‘Stand by the Victims of the Haor Humanitarian Disaster’ organised by the ‘Environment and Haor Development Organisation’ in Dhaka on Saturday. Given their warm relations, the Bangladesh and Indian governments should exchange information on potential floods, she said. It has been claimed that the Haor Development Board has contributed to the flood damage by failing to conduct adequate repairs on dams. The floods have led to significant loss of the rice harvest and the death of fish and waterfowl in those Haors. But visits to the backswamps have found major inconsistencies with the data provided by the Department of Agriculture, said ‘Environment and Haor Development Organisation’ Chairman Kashmir Reza.

Source: bd News24 April 29, 2017 20:15 UTC