Staff Reporter

With the receding of water in major rivers, overall flood situation across the country starts improving gradually although thousands of people are geting infected with water borne diseases, including diarrhoea and dysentery.
The flood situation in the capital remains unchanged as the rivers surrounding Dhaka are still flowing above their respective danger levels. Thousands of marooned inhabitants of the eastern part of the city are now facing acute shortage of food, clean drinking water, water purifying tablets and oral rehydration salines. [Read more]