Public woes acute as waterlogging persists in two Chandpur upazilas

CHANDPUR, Aug 20: About 4,000 people in Shahrasti upazila and 6,000 of Kachua upazila of the district have been suffering a lot due to persistent water-logging in the upazilas in absence of proper drainage facilities.This situation has been created and has worsened over the past few months due to incessant...

Veg prices rise on rain-induced supply crunch in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ, Aug 20: Continuous rainfall over the past several days has severely damaged vegetable fields across Manikganj district, leaving farmers, traders, and consumers in distress. In particular, waterlogging in low-lying areas has caused widespread crop rot, drastically reducing supply to wholesale markets and driving prices up sharply. Within just a...