Over 6,000 shrimp, other fish enclosures washed away Over six thousand shrimp and sweet water fish enclosures in Bagerhat were washed away by tidal waves amid incessant rain in the last three days, reports our correspondent. District Fisheries Officer Bazlur Rashid said, farmers incurred a loss of Tk 4.6 crore as 6,271 ponds and shrimp ... Read more
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Tidal surges batter coast
Crops, hundreds of houses damaged; embankments crack The depression over the Bay made landfall between the southwestern districts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, triggering tidal surge that destroyed homes and crops, damaged dams and disrupted communication in the wee hours yesterday. Large areas of the coastal districts, including chars, were flooded by the surge as ... Read more