Cyclone Remal: PM Hasina to visit Patuakhali Thursday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Patuakhali to see how the coastal district has been affected by Remal. The PM will the district on Thursday, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday.

Eventually, the prime minister would visit other affected areas.

Cyclone Remal hit the country yesterday and left a trail of devastation in the coastal districts. It completely destroyed more than 35,000 houses and killed at least 12 people across Bangladesh.

More than 37.58 lakh people were affected by the cyclone, while 2.7 crore were left without power. The cyclone also disrupted mobile services in 45 districts which would take at least another day to restore, the operators said.

Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Barishal, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Barguna, Bhola, Feni, Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Chandpur, Narail, Gopalganj, Shariatpur and Jashore were mainly affected by the cyclone.