Dhaka, July 11 -- The government is working with the highest level of commitment and responsibility under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's directives to ensure rescue, relief and rehabilitation for flood-affected people across the country, Prime Minister's Adviser and PMO Spokesperson Mahdi Amin said on Saturday.

Briefing reporters at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), he said the Prime Minister has been monitoring the flood situation round the clock and coordinating the government's response through officials at both the national and local levels.

Mahdi Amin said heavy rainfall has triggered floods, landslides and waterlogging in different parts of the country, with Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban sufferin...