The representatives of the United States (US) Congress, Ed Case and Richard McCormick will be arriving in Dhaka on August 12 for a four-day visit to Bangladesh, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Over 200,000 people have been marooned as the flood situation in Cox's Bazar has worsened due to incessant rains and upstream hill slopes, according to Dhaka Tribune.
Following the continuous rain for over a week, members of the Bangladesh Army have been deployed in Chittagong and Bandarban on Tuesday to handle the flood situation and landslides in the districts, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Following the continuous heavy rain for six days, thousands of families have been marooned in Bangladesh’s Chittagong, causing them immense difficulties, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Amid heavy rains for two days, several families have been shifted to shelter homes in Bandarban district of Bangladesh for safety purposes, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Bangladesh has emphasized the need for a collective approach instead of a fragmented approach to address the conflict-induced global food insecurity, reported Dhaka Tribune.
The largest port city Chittagong witnessed extreme flooding and waterlogging in several areas due to continuous heavy rainfall since Thursday midnight, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Bangladesh reported four more death due to dengue in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, taking the total tally to 251 this year, Dhaka Tribune reported.
The European Union assures that they will hold conversations with other countries about what needs to be done to resolve the Rohingya crisis, reported Dhaka Tribune.