Staff members of the United News of Bangladesh (UNB) and Dhaka Courier magazine have decided to donate a day's salary for people affected by devastating floods in several districts of Bangladesh.

UNB Editor-in-Chief Enayetullah Khan made the announcment at a staff meeting on Sunday.

Cosmos Foundation, a philanthropic arm of the Cosmos Group, will also contribute to help the flood-affected people.

Cosmos Atelier 71 will raise funds through selling its artworks which will be donated for the flood victims. Twenty eminent artistes of the country will join the painting session.

At least 10 lakh families have been stranded in 73 upazilas under 11 flood-hit districts till Sunday afternoon, according to the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry.

So far, 18 people have died and at least 52,09,798 affected as floods wreaked havoc in the eleven districts. The districts are Feni, Cumilla, Chattogram, Khagrachari, Noakhali, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Laxmipur and Cox's Bazar.