Staff Reporter

Authorities yesterday renewed their call for immediate harvest of the Boro paddy and warned fishing crews to stay close to shore as the severe cyclone ‘Nargis”, in the Bay of Bengal churned towards the southeastern coast is moving towards Bangladesh-Myanmer coast, with a direct hit possible later in the week.
“We have warned all fishing boats not to venture into the deep sea for fishing until further notice,” said the assistant director of Bangladeshs Meteorological Department, Shah Alam.
Officials said the cyclone was still around 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the southeastern port city of Chittagong. [Read more]