Residents of flood-affected Banshkhali are calling for durable rehabilitation and permanent housing rather than relief alone after losing their belongings in severe flooding. The director general of the Prime Minister’s Office NGO Bureau, Dr Mohammad Zakaria, is scheduled to visit Banshkhali on Monday, 31 August, to formulate plans for rehabilitation. He will also inspect activities by several NGOs and distribute relief supplies to at least 1,500 affected families.

Thousands of affected people in Khan Khanabad, Gunagari, Baharchhara, Chhanua, Puichhari, Shekherkhil, Chambal, Gandamara, Jaldi, Saral, Sadhanpur, Pukuria and Bailchhari have sought permanent resettlement and house construction alongside temporary aid. Volunteer organisations, individuals and institutions have begun initiatives to distribute relief, build homes for those left homeless and pursue longer-term rehabilitation.

Upazila Executive Officer Md Ruhul Amin said authorities are prioritising rehabilitation as well as relief distribution, including repairing damaged homes, roads and culverts to restore normal life. Administrative sources said flooding inundated about 54 wards in 12 unions, damaging an initial estimated 11,110 homes.