Bangladesh floods claim 15 lives, affect more than 4.4 million

Feni, Bangladesh — Continuing floods in Bangladesh have killed 15 people, and more than 4.4 million people have been affected across 11 districts, according to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.   Kamrul Hasan, secretary of the ministry, told a press conference Friday at the secretariat that the situation has deteriorated — notably in the eastern district of Feni — with other eastern districts also experiencing widespread flooding, including Chattogram, Cumilla, Noakhali, Sylhet, Moulvibazar...