date:Jul 12, 2012
nd livestock in the floods had badly shaken the livelihoods of millions who depend on agriculture.
The government estimates that more than 1,000 hectares of seasonal crops were destroyed in eastern Bangladesh, while scores of poultry farms and fish hatcheries were swept away.
The Ministry of Agriculture is closely monitoring the situation in order to allocate aid to the farmers, Haque said. But rescue operations are now over and we are concentrating on relief aid, providing tarpaulins, plast