Bangladesh flood death toll climbs to 52
The death toll in the flood jumped to 52 as 21 more deaths were reported on Thursday in the affected districts, as per the disaster management and relief ministry.
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BB to donate Tk 28 crore for victims of flood, student protests
Bangladesh Bank will donate Tk 5 crore to the foundation formed for those injured and killed in the recent student protests.
UIU stands beside the flood-affected people
The United International University students distributed food and essential items to flood-affected people of Burichang in Cumilla on Wednesday...
Flood forecast system absent in many areas, no rescue boats
The flash flood that recently ripped through eastern, south-eastern and north-eastern Bangladesh busted a myth crafted by the immediate past autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina that Bangladesh is a world champion in disaster management...
Pathao donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund for flood victims
Pathao, the country鈥檚 largest digital service platform, and its employees have contributed Tk 25 lakh to the chief advisor's Relief and Welfare Fund to support those affected by the devastating floods across various districts of Bangladesh...
Southeast Bank donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Southeast Bank PLC donated TK 2 Crore to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund for relief and rehabilitation of flood victims, said a press release...
Sonali Bank donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Sonali Bank PLC donated its employees鈥� one day鈥檚 salary amounting to Tk 1,91,70,000 to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund to provide assistance to the flood victims, said a press release...
Rethinking Feni鈥檚 geopolitical significance
AS A conscious citizen of Bangladesh, I have often reflected on our nation鈥檚 vulnerabilities 鈥� both natural and geopolitical. Recent events have once again brought these concerns to the forefront of public discourse. The devastating floods in Feni and surrounding areas, which left these districts submerged and disrupted the entire economic cycle...
Natural disasters and their gendered impacts
AS BANGLADESH faces another catastrophic flood, the devastating impacts on the nation鈥檚 environment and economy are undeniable. However, equally crucial, though less visible, are the gendered impacts of these disasters, particularly on women and girls. The current floods, which have displaced millions, destroyed homes and disrupted livelihoods across...
BNP cuts short founding anniv programmes due to flood
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has decided to mark its party foundation day on September 1st in a limited manner, shortening its previously announced programme due to the severe flooding affecting the country鈥檚 eastern region....
Babies in shelters starve as flood persists in areas
Cries of babies filled flood shelters, particularly where the presence of infants is high, for they are starving amidst the ongoing flood persisting in some areas despite all rivers dropping below their danger mark...
New areas in Burichang, Brahmanpara upazilas flooded
The River Gumti is inundating new areas in Burichang and Brahmanpara upazilas of Cumilla district even seven days after flood waters breached its embankment, according to local people on Wednesday...
WASA gives 18,000 water bottles as relief
The Dhaka WASA provided around 18,000 bottles of 'Shanti' drinking water to the flood-affected people, said a press release.
BGB gives relief in Feni
The Border Guard Bangladesh sent necessary relief materials with helicopter for distribution among 500 families of Jashpur in Chhagalnaya under flood-hit Feni on...
India denies Bangladesh minimum info on common rivers
Bangladesh remains exposed to devastating floods, thanks to India not sharing minimum information on the 54 common rivers, some of them the largest in the world, even after...
DCH Trust stands by flood victims
Dhaka Community Hospital Trust, Community Initiative Society and Dhaka Community Medical College have stood by people of the flood-affected areas in Cumilla, Feni, Noakhali and Habiganj...
Recalibrating Bangladesh-India water chronicles
IN THE inundated parts of Bangladesh and north-east India, at least 36 people have died as rivers on both sides of the border reached extreme levels a few days ago. Nearly 4.5 million people have been affected by the flooding in Bangladesh, which has forced hundreds of houses under water, leaving residents stranded on rooftops...
Around 30 die in Sudan after dam collapses
The United Nations鈥� humanitarian office said around 30 people were killed in northeast Sudan after a dam collapsed due to flooding.
Water level in River Padma remains stable: FFWC
Water level of Ganges-Padma rivers was stable, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said on Tuesday, a day after India opened 109 gates of Farakka Barrage to release excess water from the River Ganga, causing concern over possible flooding in Bangladesh...
Half million in shelters as flood moves inland聽
The number of people in flood shelters exceeded five lakh on Tuesday as flood spread further inland, temporarily displacing 40,000 more people in the country鈥檚 eastern and...
Retreating flood reveals trail of destruction
Most of the rivers that caused flash flooding over the last few days fell below their danger marks, revealing a trail of destruction along its course covering villages, cropland and highways.
Thailand flash floods after heavy rains kill 22
Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said on Monday, as they warned of further sudden flooding this week.
President urges all to stand by flood victims
President Mohammed Shahabuddin urged the people of Bangladesh to stand by the flood-affected as he addressed the Janmashtami reception programme for the Hindu community, marking Janmashtami, the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, at Bangabhaban in Dhaka on Monday....
Bangladesh flood death toll rises to 23, over 5.7m affected
The death toll in the devastating flood in Bangladesh has risen to 23 as deaths of two more people in Noakhali and one new in Khagrachhari were reported on Monday....
Flood situation across Bangladesh improving: FFWC
The water level of major rivers in northeastern, eastern and southeastern regions of the country continues to decrease, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre...
China keen to assist Bangladesh in disaster relief: envoy
Chinese ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen on Monday said that Beijing was willing to continue providing assistance according to Bangladesh鈥檚 needs to help in disaster relief and reconstruction efforts...
Thousands of newly displaced people swarm overcrowded flood shelters
The government opened 141 more flood shelters on Sunday as the ongoing flash flood in eastern, south-eastern and north-eastern Bangladesh displaced over a lakh people and...
Justice must for victims of sexual violence in CHT
AMID the flash flood and imminent landslide risk, reported incidents of rape and rape attempts are an added concern for the national minorities living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. A rape and two cases of rape attempts were filed in the three hill districts in August 22鈥�23. A group of Bengali men on August 22 dragged an elderly woman and her daughter out of...
Flood causes over Tk 1,590cr loss in fisheries, livestock sector: adviser
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Sunday said that the devastating floods in 86 upazilas of 12 districts caused an estimated loss of over Tk 1,590 crore in the fisheries and livestock sector...
Govt accepting donations for flood victims via Nagad
Nagad, one of Bangladesh鈥檚 leading mobile financial service providers, has introduced a specialised account as directed by the government, with a view to facilitating easy contributions to the state relief fund for flood victims, said a press release on Sunday....