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The East Bengal Floods (1954 – 1956): A Comparative Historical Study

This paper investigates the devastating flood that occurred in EastBengal between 1954 and 1956, focusing on the resulting socio-economiclosses and the government's relief response. Caused by heavy monsoon rainsand the overflow of the major rivers, the flood intensely affected thesoutheastern a...

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Main Author:	Begum, Shazeda
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Sage Harvard Style G\| 2025
Subjects:	East Bengal Flood Impact Government measures Relief
Online Access:	http://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/jurpc/article/view/370
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