Food-shortage

Food shortages, broken toilets and weeks without laundry services are reportedly taking a toll on sailors aboard the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Sometimes there is no hot water, while at other times food supplies are running low. On top of that, the sailors are under the strain of prolonged warfare, with no clear indication of when they will be able to return home. Amid the situation, concerns are growing over the mental and physical condition of sailors aboard the carrier, wh...

Normal life has yet to return to several areas of Baghaichhari upazila in Rangamati following flooding caused by heavy rainfall and hill torrents. Water has started to recede in some places. However, flood-hit residents are continuing to struggle with shortages of food, safe drinking water, baby food and livestock feed. At the same time, farmers are worried about damage to cropland and the fisheries sector. Locals said thousands of families in the low-lying areas of the upazila have been...