For the Bangladeshis it was yet another
stormy encounter with the rain gods in the last week of
March. Rain storms With wind speeds of nearly 70 km an
hour struck Dhaka and four other neighbouring districts,
causing immense damage to houses and crops. In the
calamity, four people also lost their lives: one was a
victim of house collapse while lightning claimed the
others. Thirty others have been reported to have
sustained injuries.