According to district authorities, 18 infants, 15 childrens, 61 women and 112 men from three villages including Gabhana, Akteswar and Sanjroli were evacuated and shifted to safer places.
Marufa Akter's final-over heroics helped hosts Bangladesh tie the third-match of the ongoing ODI series against India on Saturday. With both the teams sharing the spoils after a pulsating series decider at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, the series ended on level terms.
Bangladesh women's team are facing an injury scare ahead of the third ODI against India as head coach Hashan Tillakaratne revealed that Shorna Akter and skipper Nigar Sultana are unlikely to feature in the final game of the three-match series on Saturday.
"The fielding was not up to the mark and the bowling too, we could not restrict them and India posted a good total. Bangladesh will look to overcome the hurdles and play better in the final ODI."
Bangladesh women's cricket team recorded their first victory over India in women's ODI cricket when they registered an impressive 40-run (DLS method) win over their Asian rivals in Mirpur on Sunday and now get the chance to claim an unlikely series triumph when the three-game series conclude
Bangladesh registered their maiden ODI victory over India with an exceptional bowling spell from Marufa Akter (4/29) and Rabeya Khan (3/30), they restricted India to 113.
"Firstly, our batters did well in these conditions. My target was to hit some good lengths, so I can do something useful for the team. Since I did well at the start with the new ball, the onus was on me to do finish well with the old ball. All the seniors in the team support me and love me,
Marufa Akter and Rabeya Khan were the stars for Bangladesh in the first ODI, taking four and three wickets hauls respectively in a stunning spell of bowling.
Bangladesh Cricket decided to leave out two big names from the squad from their upcoming three-match T20I series, as Nigar Sultana prepares to lead her country against the Indian women's team later this month.
Bangladesh have included Sanjida Akther Maghla, Fariha Islam Trishna, Rabeya and Sultana Khatun to fill the gaps in the squad. Khatun could be in line to make her international debut for Bangladesh, having yet to be capped by the national side. The selectors have decided to rest senior membe