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Dam collapses in Brahmanbaria; 60 acres of crop land submerged
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About 60 acres of crop land in Sohagpur village has been submerged as a dam on a canal collapsed in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria today.
The dam was built on the canal for the construction work of Ashuganj-Akhaura-Agartala four lane road, our local correspondent reports.
Some ponds and water bodies in the village were also flooded due to the dam collapse.
Arabinda Biswas, Ashuganj upazila nirbahi officer, said the cross dam collapsed following excessive flow of water released from Ashuganj Power Station Company around noon today.