Around 37 percent of the country’s total area has been flooded, said Prof AKM Saiful Islam, of Buet’s Institute of Water and Flood Management, after analysing satellite images.
People of low-lying areas are the worst affected victims of this natural disaster. Some of them have been waterlogged for over a month, he told The Daily Star yesterday.
In 1998, around 68 percent of the country was inundated, 61 percent in 1988, 42 percent in 2007 and 2017, and 38 percent in 2004, Prof Saiful mentioned.
About 1,000 pilgrims arrived on the Mina Valley outside Makkah on Wednesday to participate in this year’s hajj amid the coronavirus pandemic.
This time, the Saudi government has imposed restrictions to curb the spread of the virus which brought the global economy to its knees and force closure of businesses and places of worships across the world.
Hajj rituals begin with the Day of Tarwiyah (fetching water) and there are no major rituals, so the pilgrims will spend their time praying and reflecting until sunrise on Thursday, reports Arab News.
Water level in many of the rivers in the Ganges basin has been increasing continuously for the last few days due to onrush of water from upper catchment caused by heavy rain, worsening the flood situation in the region further.
Of the total 30 river points being monitored in Ganges basin regularly, water levels increased at 15 stations, while decreased at 13 stations and remained stable at two points at 9 am today worsening the flood situation in the char (river bed) and other low-lying areas.
But the rivers were flowing below danger level at 22 points, while above danger mark at seven points this morning……
Thirty-five people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said during a briefing today.
With this the death toll due to Covid-19 in the country has reached 3,035 and the death rate now stands at 1.31 percent.
Three thousand and nine people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.
Irregularities and apathy have become a permanent feature of project implementation in Bangladesh, thanks to which no infrastructure is ever ready on time.
The delays mean, the costs are invariably raised — and this has become commonplace in the country.
But yesterday, the unusual happened: the government slashed the allocation for two projects that were meant to help the poor.
Four police personnel and a staff of Pallabi Police Station were injured after a ‘weight machine’ that they seized during a drive exploded inside the police station this morning, police said.
The injured are: Inspector (Operations) Imranul Islam (48), Sub-Inspectors Sajib Khan (30), Angkush Kumar (28) and Rumi Tabres Haider (28) and a police station staffer Mohammad Riaj (28).
Walid Hossain, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said a team of Pallabi Police Station yesterday arrested ………
Covid-19 patients, who have recovered, could lose their immunity to the disease within months and that the virus could reinfect people year after year, like common colds, scientists say.
The study examined more than 90 patients and healthcare workers at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS foundation trust and found levels of antibodies that can destroy the virus peaked about three weeks after the onset of symptoms then swiftly declined, reports The Guardian.
Besides, 60 percent of people marshalled a “potent” antibody response at the height of their battle with the virus, said the study after …….
A young physician who along with his doctor wife received serious burn injuries in a fire that originated after a cigarette came in contact with hand sanitiser at their residence in the capital’s Hatirpool area died on Tuesday morning.
Dr Rajib Bhattacharya, 36, a neurosurgeon at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, succumbed to the burn injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
Dr Rajib and his wife Dr Anusua Bhattacharya, 32, a physician of a hospital at Shyamoli, suffered burn injuries in the………..
Online shopping is increasing day by day due to the welfare of technology. Several popular websites have been developed in the country based on consumer demand.
Online shopping is done by ordering products on a website where online payments are made via credit card.
However, the most surprising thing is that the buyer did not spend a single penny on the purchase of this product.
The Covid Nineteen floating in the air is soon impossible to eradicate. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises that the second blow of the epidemic can be avoided by following the etiquette-hygiene rules.
Meanwhile, two expert teams of the company have gone to China to find the source of the novel coronavirus.
Expectation- The information obtained will be useful in future research.
