Cyclone takes 200 lives in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov 16 : One of the worst cyclones in the country took the lives of at least 200 people and hundreds went missing in Bangladesh.At least 300 trawlers with over one thousand fishermen were reported missing as cyclone Sidr, packing winds upto 240 km, battered the coastline after it made landfall at Khulna-Barisal coast last evening and swept central Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka.