Dhaka, July 13 -- State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit on Monday said the government would continue to stand by people affected by the devastating floods in Chattogram and the Chattogram Hill Tracts.

"We know you have been passing through immense suffering for the last seven days. We pray that these difficult times end soon," he said while distributing relief among flood victims at Keochia Union in Satkania upazila of Chattogram.

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He assured the affected people that the government would ensure the delivery of food assistance to every flood-hit family, according to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources .

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