Monsoon floods that have ravaged Bangladesh for more than a week have killed about 40 people and displaced or marooned millions, relief officials said.
More than a third of Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation of 145 million people, has been inundated by floods, the Food and Disaster Management Ministry said.
At least 5 million people have either been marooned or displaced in the country's hardest-hit northern region.
The ministry did not specify the number of flood-related deaths, but relief officials said at least 40 people died in the past week.
