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Bangladesh Faces Rising Risk Of Waterborne Diseases As Floods Recede

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Bangladesh Faces Rising Risk Of Waterborne Diseases As Floods Recede

As floodwaters recede slowly, many people remain stranded and in urgent need of basic amenities like food Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded. As floodwaters recede…

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Nearly 3,00,000 Bangladeshis in emergency shelters after floods

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Nearly 3,00,000 Bangladeshis in emergency shelters after floods

People wade through flood water in Feni, Bangladesh, on August 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nearly 3,00,000 Bangladeshis were taking refuge in emergency shelters on Saturday from floods that inundated vast areas of the low-lying South Asian country, disaster officials said. The floods were triggered by heavy monsoon rains and have killed at least…

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Bangladesh’s Yunus meets Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma; ‘normal call’ says India

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Bangladesh’s Yunus meets Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma; ‘normal call’ says India

People navigate a flooded street following incessant rains in Feni, a coastal district in southeast Bangladesh bordering Tripura on Thursday (August 22, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof. Mohammad Yunus on Thursday (August 22, 2024) met Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma in a meeting that the Indian side described as a “normal…

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Tripura dam didn’t cause Bangladesh floods: India

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Tripura dam didn’t cause Bangladesh floods: India

People wade through a flooded street amid rainfall in Feni, Bangladesh on August 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday denied that floods in eastern districts of Bangladesh were caused due to the opening of the Dumbur dam in Tripura. The clarification comes after protesters in Bangladesh blamed…

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Government On Reports India Dam Caused Bangladesh Floods

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Government On Reports India Dam Caused Bangladesh Floods

New Delhi: Flooding in the eastern districts of Bangladesh – which is facing political turmoil after violent protests forced Sheikh Hasina to resign as Prime Minister and flee to India – were not caused by the opening of a dam on the Gumti River in Tripura, the government clarified Thursday. The External Affairs Ministry acknowledged…

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8 Die In Bangladesh Floods, Over 2 Million Affected

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8 Die In Bangladesh Floods, Over 2 Million Affected

The government said it has opened hundreds of shelters for people displaced by the floods (File) The death count from floods in Bangladesh this week has risen to eight, leaving more than two million affected after heavy rains caused major rivers to burst their banks, officials confirmed Saturday. The South Asian nation of 170 million…

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