Bangladesh Army rescues 2,000 flood victims in Khagrachari
Members of the Bangladesh Army have rescued around 2,000 flood-affected people through day-long rescue operation in Khagrachari...
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India didn鈥檛 notify in advance before opening sluice gates: Rizwana
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, criticized India on Friday for failing to notify Bangladesh before opening the gates of the Dumboor Hydroelectric Plant in Tripura....
Bangladesh Army donates one day鈥檚 salary to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Bangladesh Army has donated money, equivalent to one day鈥檚 salary of its all members, to Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief Fund aiming to help flood victims across the country...
Govt urges people to contribute to relief fund
The people, who are interested in standing beside the flood victims, have been urged to send money to 鈥楥hief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund鈥�.
Public Security Division forms disaster response coordination cell
In response to the ongoing floods in Bangladesh, the Public Security Division of home ministry has formed a 鈥楧isaster Management Assistance Coordination Cell鈥� to facilitate disaster response efforts.
Flash flood displaces 2 lakh, leaves million stranded
The onrush of water rising to 10 feet swept scores of villages in eastern, southeastern, and northeastern Bangladesh on Friday as deadly flash flooding continued for the fourth...
Embankments collapse, villages go underwater in Khulna
Several villages, fish enclosures and crop fields were inundated by heavy tides in Dakop and Paikgasa upazilas of Khulna after the river embankments collapsed.
Hundreds of villages flooded, six lakh people stranded in Lakshmipur
Around six lakh people have been stranded in Lakshmipur as hundreds of low-lying villages, including four municipal towns of the district have been affected by the unprecedented floods, disrupting daily life, said locals.
Rescue and relief operations remain pressing tasks
FLOODING in the east, north- and south-east that has so far affected about three million people in more than nine districts mostly in the greater Chattogram region warrants an early, serious attention. The flooding 鈥� which very heavy to extremely heavy rain that has continued in the affected areas and in the upstream Indian state of Tripura for about a week...
Adviser Nahid sees India鈥檚 鈥榥on-cooperation鈥� with Bangladesh
Referring to the worsening flood situation, Information and Broadcasting Affairs Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Thursday accused India of non-cooperation with Bangladesh and urged the neighboring country to come out from its what he says 鈥榓nti-people policy鈥� to protect the people from the two countries....
BR cancels journeys of 31 trains from Ctg, Sylhet due to flood
The Bangladesh Railway on Thursday cancelled journeys of 26 trains fully and that of five others partially from Chattogram and Sylhet for different destinations of Bangladesh, following the bending of rail tracks and washout of stones due to flood....
3.6m people affected as flash flood worsens
Thousands of people awaiting emergency rescue remained beyond electricity and mobile network coverage as a flash flood unleashed by heavy rains and an...
Flood situation continues to worsen
The flood situation has deteriorated in Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Feni, Cumilla and Chattogram in 24 hours till 6:00am on Thursday, according to Flood Forecasting and Warming Centre.
Flood bends rail track, washes聽away stones
The Bangladesh Railway on Thursday cancelled journeys of 26 trains fully and five others鈥� partially connecting Chattogram and Sylhet with different destinations of...
Flood situation in Bangladesh not due to opening of dam in Tripura, claims India
India on Thursday claimed the release of water from the dam on Gumti River, Tripura did not impact the flood situation in Bangladesh.
Low-lying areas in Khagrachari inundated due to incessant rains
Low-lying areas of Khagrachhari have been inundated again due to incessant rains in the last 24 hours...
Nahid urges media to inspire people to stand by flood victims聽
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Wednesday urged the mass media to play an effective role to encourage the people to come forward and stand by the flood affected people as the flood situation is worsening in the country...
Flash flood wreaks havoc
Helicopters were used to airlift people on Wednesday as authorities rushed troops to help worst-hit people in the devastating flash floods raging through nine districts in eastern, southeastern and northeastern Bangladesh...
Banglalink offers free talk time, internet to flood affected people
Banglalink is offering its users in the flood-affected regions of Cumilla, Noakhali and Feni 10 minutes of talk time and 500MB internet with 3 days validity, free of charge, said a press release...
Cumilla faces severe waterlogging due to heavy rainfall
Hundreds of residents in the low-lying char areas of Cumilla are facing severe waterlogging as the district has been drenched with 274 millimeters of rainfall over the past three days...
Thousands of people displaced, one killed due to flood in Feni
Hundreds of thousands of residents in three upazilas of Feni are grappling with severe flooding that has caused widespread destruction to crops and fisheries, with many forced to abandon their homes in search of shelter...
Flash flood sweeps through 4 dists
Devastating flash floods swept through four eastern and southeastern districts on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people stranded in scores of villages after some rivers swelled up to over 4 metre overnight amidst persistent heavy rain and onrush of water from the upstream...
Incessant heavy rain triggers landslide, flash floods
Incessant heavy rain, particularly in the coastal division Chattogram, triggered flash floods in low lying areas and landslides disrupting road communication on Saturday.
N Korea moving flood victims to capital
North Korea will move more than 15,000 flood victims to the capital, state media said Saturday, as leader Kim Jong Un insisted recovery efforts would be 鈥榖ased on self-reliance鈥� despite offers of aid from abroad...
Immediate, long-term support for flood victims must
INCESSANT monsoon rain over a few days has flooded many parts of the country, leaving thousands stranded with no coordinated relief efforts. In Feni, one of the worst affected districts, the River Matamuhuri was flowing 220cm above the danger mark, submerging at least 10 villages. In Cox鈥檚 Bazar, roads, cropland and households in five...
Putin vows support to N Korea after floods
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged...
300 tourists stranded in Sajek due to flash flood
At least 300 tourists have been stranded in Sajek due to the suspension of road communication caused by flash floods and torrential rains.
Low-lying areas of Khagrachhari inundated due to rains, upstream water
The low-lying areas of Khagrachhari sadar upazila and municipality area have been inundated due to torrential rainfall and onrush of water from the upstream, leaving 1500 people stranded...
Incessant rain causes countrywide havoc
Incessant monsoon rainfall caused havoc in many parts of the country on Friday, triggering flash floods, leaving towns and villages waterlogged and highways swamped.
13 die in flash floods in India
Monsoon downpours caused flash floods that killed 13 people in Himalayan foothills in India, officials said Friday, with helicopters rescuing hundreds stranded near a renowned Hindu shrine.