Rescue boats are used to evacuate people stranded by floods
and take them to safe shelters. Now, however, the rescue boats themselves are
submerged in waist deep water and waiting to be rescued. Two multipurpose
rescue boats purchased for nearly Tk 13 million have remained inoperable for
three and a half years on the bank of the Teesta River in Lalmonirhat. Due to
neglect and a lack of maintenance, their engines and other critical components
are deteriorating while equipment is going missi...
