Heavy rains threaten Bangladesh's rice harvest
Heavy pre-monsoon rain and upstream flows from India are flooding northeastern Bangladesh during the Boro rice harvest, putting crops, farm incomes and food supply at risk.
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Heavy pre-monsoon rain and upstream flows from India are flooding northeastern Bangladesh during the Boro rice harvest, putting crops, farm incomes and food supply at risk.
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