“We will have to work unitedly with determination like in the past,” he said, as most part of Bangladesh remained under floodwater.

He made the call when Food and Disaster Management Adviser Tapan Chowdhury called on him at Bangabhaban as the caretaker government braced with preparation for launching a countrywide relief and rehabilitation operation.

He asked the adviser to take proper and timely measures and give all-out efforts for mitigating the misery of the flood victims. He asked for alert so that the victims could get the relief supplies properly.

DU correspondent adds: Different socio-cultural organisations yesterday urged the government and all concerns to come forward to help the flood victims across the country with pure drinking water, relief materials and necessary medical assistances.

They also urged all to help the marooned rehabilitate.

Teachers of Dhaka University have decided to donate their one day's salary for the relief, a press release said.

DU Teachers' Association (Duta) in an urgent general meeting on Sunday urged all to take up initiatives to prevent post-flood epidemic through preparing oral saline and collecting medicines and water purifying tablets.

Among other organisations, Labour Employment Right, Karmojibi Nari, Bangladesh Medical Association, Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association and Jatiya Krishak Samiti O Bangladesh Khetmojur Union urged all concerns to come forward with relief and medicines.

Meanwhile, the DU authorities formed a committee headed by Duta President Prof Sadrul Amin to conduct relief activities.

Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon also formed a relief cell and urged all to donate to the cell.

Besides, many organisations began to distribute relief goods among the flood-affected people at different regions of the country.

Bangladesher Communist Party led by President Manjurul Ahsan Khan distributed relief goods at Gaibandha Sadar.

President of Jatiya Tran (relief) Committee Justice Golam Rabbani yesterday distributed relief goods among 225 affected people in the city.

Maulana Bhasani Science and Technology University, Tangail and Centre for Asian Art and Culture (CAAC) also have taken up special measures to assist the flood victims.