Bangladesh News

The number of people killed by the cyclone, Sidr, that tore through the country on Thursday run into 1070, according to a government control room opened by the food and disaster management ministry this afternoon.

It said the death toll from the tropical storm rose to 12 in Khulna, 11 in Satkhira, 150 in Bagerhat, 83 in Barisal, 34 in Jhalakathi, 134 in Pirojpur, 275 in Barguna, 23 in Bhola, 249 in Patuakhali, 1 in Laxmipur, 4 in Chandpur, 1 in Chittagong, 1 in Jessore, 10 in Faridpur, 4 in Dhaka, 26 in Gopalganj, 30 in Madaripur, 15 in Shariatpur, 1 in Rajbari, 2 in Narayanganj and 4 in Munshiganj.