Flood situation improves in Bangladesh

The flood situation in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh has improved further as all the major rivers in that region are flowing below the danger level. People have started leaving shelters to return to their homes. Power supply was partially restored in the flood affected areas on Thursday and is expected to be normal in other areas by Friday.

Meanwhile, road connectivity has been restored in Bandarban district with the rest of the country as the flood situation has improved. The government has already started relief works in the flood hit areas.168 metric tonnes of food grains have already been allocated for the flood victims. So far, 50,000 litres of bottled water have been distributed.