Bangladesh, July 13 -- CHATTOGRAM, July 12: Floods caused by days of continuous heavy rainfall since July 5 and hilly runoff have inflicted extensive damage on the agricultural and fisheries sectors of Chattogram.

Advertisement The collapse of pond and enclosure embankments has resulted in the loss of fish worth millions of taka.

According to preliminary estimates by the District Fisheries Department and the Department of Agricultural Extension, approximately 10,000 ponds and shrimp enclosures across 153 unions in Chattogram have been damaged by the floods.

Besides, vast tracts of land have been submerged, inundating Aus paddy crops, Aman seedbeds, and seasonal vegetable fields. During the same period, over 14,000 hectares of agricult...