The district administration of Chandpur has sent a project proposal with an outlay of Tk 421 crore to the Ministry of Water Resources for its approval to protect the town from bank erosion by the Meghna River.

A 70-year-old man, who was found abandoned by the side of GT Road in Chandpur district town on Monday, was rescued and hospitalised.

A man died from fever and cold at Chitra Lekha intersection in Chandpur district town on Tuesday, 10 hours after the death of his wife with the same symptoms.