Incessant rain and onrush of water from across the border that caused flashfloods in Sunamganj, Sylhet, Kishoreganj and Netrakona districts for the past few days washed away Lalurgoala dam at three points in Sunamganj yesterday, inundating crops of around 10,000 hectares of land in Shonir Haor (water body). The sudden floods, which have already caused the deaths of 1,276 metric tonnes of fish and 3,844 ducks because of water contamination, and damaged crops on two lakh hectares, prompted the government go for massive relief programme – 30-kg rice and Tk 500 cash every month for each family. An inter-ministerial meeting held at the disaster management and relief ministry decided to continue the programme in the flood-hit areas until the…

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