At least 2,000km of the road networks in 12 upazilas of Sunamganj district have been badly damaged due to the recent flooding. Most of the roads under the jurisdiction of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) have suffered damage. Walking on the roads has become difficult, let alone riding on motorcycles and three-wheelers. According to Joynal Mia, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, the Sunamganj-Doara-Chatok road is so submerged in floodwater that it looks like a canal. The only way to go through this road now is by boat. Read:Water level falls in Surma & Kushiyara in Sylhet, Sunamganj Besides, bitumen and stones used in Daukakhali-Brahmangaon-Ambari road have been washed away by floodwater. No one can tell there used to be a road in this area by looking at it now.

Ahead of the Finance Minister placing the national budget for the 2020-21 fiscal in Parliament, the country’s steel manufacturers have placed an 8-point list of demands, including extension of bank loan repayment date by 6 months, for which they wouldn’t like to see the central bank degrade their status as borrowers. 

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam on Monday urged all official concerned to implement the development work after maintaining proper safety and hygiene during the pandemic coronavirus situation.

A doorway of new possibilities is set to open for flower farmers of Gadkhali in Jashore, distinguished as the Flower Capital of the country, where the government is establishing the first flower processing centre and a modern flower market.