Cyclone Remal losses estimated at Tk 7,000 crore

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman has said that the government has so far estimated the losses caused by cyclone Remal at Tk 7000 crore.

The state minister disclosed this at a programme organized by Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters’ Forum (BSRF) at the Secretariat on Wednesday.

Already an inter-ministerial meeting was held on Tuesday to ascertain the damage caused by Remal, and the report of the cyclone will be handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, he said.

 “I've so far got about 90 percent estimates while the rest will be found today. I will give the estimate of the damage to the Prime Minister so that she can do the next work properly,” he said.

BSRF general secretary Masudul Haque administered the programme while its president Fasih Uddin Mahtab was present there.