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Flood havoc and post-flood priorities
About four-fifth of Bangladesh is flood plain. As a result about one fifth to one third of the country is annually flooded by the overflowing rivers during the monsoon when the rainfall is very high.
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New diseases threaten rice yield
It has been reported that there had occurred appearance of mildew on Boro rice perhaps due to severe storm and high temperature in Shibalay (Manikganj).
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Contemplating flood control
So the flood again hits Bangladesh hard like many other previous years and most probably our leadership is getting ready to seek help to overcome it.
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Flood control or controlled flood?
Loss of water holding and carrying capacity of the main rivers filled with silt was the main cause of devastating flood of 1998 in Bangladesh.
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