After bloody violence, now Bangladesh is facing a new disaster, 15 people died and lakhs affected due to floods

Dhaka: Bangladesh, which has been facing bloody violence and riots for months, is now facing another big disaster. Heavy floods and rains have caused devastation in Bangladesh. 15 people have died due to floods as water has overflowed everywhere. While lakhs of people are affected. Let us tell you that heavy monsoon rains have caused floods in the deltaic areas of Bangladesh and some areas of India. Due to this, at least 15 people have died in Bangladesh and more than 40 lakh people have been affected.

This is a major administrative challenge for the newly formed interim government after the political change in Bangladesh. Many rivers are flowing above the danger mark, especially in northeastern, eastern and southeastern Bangladesh. Due to this, hundreds of villages apart from many cities and towns have been submerged. This has also damaged the infrastructure and disrupted communication lines. According to the news of the government news agency ‘Bangladesh Sambad Sanstha’ (BSS), Secretary Qamar-ul-Hasan in the Ministry of Disaster Management said, “At least 15 people have died and 48 lakh people in 11 districts have been affected due to floods caused by heavy rains in Bangladesh.”

Army deployed to help people

Hasan told reporters that rescue operations are being carried out by the army, navy, coast guard, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), firefighters, police and students in the flood-affected areas. According to the ‘Dhaka Tribune’ newspaper, more than 60 mm of rainfall was recorded at more than a dozen places in these areas. Cox’s Bazar recorded 151 mm and Gopalganj recorded 62 mm of rainfall. The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall in different parts of the country in the next three days due to active monsoon in the Bay of Bengal. More than 200 rivers flow in Bangladesh, out of which 54 rivers pass through India. The current flood situation has arisen due to the formation of a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal.

Rivers swell due to torrential rain

Weather experts said on Friday that besides torrential rains, swollen rivers, El Niño and climate change phenomena are the factors responsible for the widespread flooding in the country. “We are monitoring the flood situation and relief activities from our control room in Dhaka,” a Disaster Management Ministry spokesperson said. According to local media reports, the situation had become murky as local government representatives were either unavailable or had fled due to their political affiliations after the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government.

Following massive protests, Hasina resigned as prime minister on August 5 and left for India. After this, 84-year-old Mohammad Yunus took over as the head of the interim government. Earlier on Thursday, Yunus chaired a meeting of his advisory council (equivalent to the cabinet) and asked the members to stand with the flood-affected people.