India鈥檚 premier Darjeeling tea estates hit by extreme rains
Torrential rains that triggered deadly landslides and floods in India鈥檚 Darjeeling region also destroyed swathes of premier tea estates, officials said Tuesday...
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Due to rains Dhaka鈥檚 air turns 鈥榞ood鈥� on Wednesday morning
Under the influence of rainfall since early morning, Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 84th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 44 at 10:10am on Wednesday morning...
BMD predicts rain, thundershowers in parts of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rains or thundershowers across the country including Dhaka division in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday...
BMD predicts rains in 4 divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rains at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in 24 hours commencing 9am on Monday.
Open drains, manholes speak of criminal negligence
THIS is deplorable that the authorities continue to turn a blind eye to accidents caused by open drains, manholes and potholes. Footpaths and even roads in all cities are dangerously dotted with open manholes and drains. Accidents in such places make the headlines from time to time and yet, the problem persists without an effective remedy. A photograph that...
Torrential Pakistan monsoon rains kill 20
More than 20 people were killed on Wednesday in a torrential spell of monsoon rain in Pakistan, where downpours have swept away entire villages over the last week, leaving more than 400 dead...
Fresh Pakistan monsoon rains kill 20, halt rescue efforts
Fresh torrential rains in northern Pakistan killed at least 20 people on Monday, local officials said, as the region is ravaged by an unusually intense monsoon season that has left more than 300 people dead in recent days...
Rains disrupt air, road travel in Mumbai
Heavy rains in Mumbai on Monday disrupted air and road travel, forcing nine flights to abort landing and perform a 鈥榞o-around鈥�, while one flight was diverted due to poor visibility and weather conditions, reports The Times of India...
Monsoon rains kill 199 in Pakistan
Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan have killed at least 199 people in the past 24 hours, national and local officials said on Friday...
Fewer passengers board govt-hired special trains
The eight special trains the government provided to carry people from different districts to Dhaka city on Tuesday to join the July Declaration announcement ceremony, had passengers fewer than the usual trains...
Beijing officials admit 鈥榞aps鈥� in readiness after rains kill dozens
Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital, killing 44 people and leaving nine still missing.
Flash floods, heavy rains kill 32 in Pakistan
Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 32 people including 16 children since the start of the monsoon season this week, disaster management officials said...
Northern trains run late as locals block tracks
The trains on the northern routes ran late throughout Wednesday as demonstrators blocked tracks at a railway station at Charghat upazila in Rajshahi for about two and a half hours, demanding a scheduled stop for intercity trains at the station...
RAINS, STORM SURGES:聽Death toll 9 as northeast situation worsens聽聽聽聽
The death toll from very heavy rains, accompanied by strong winds and storm surges, for days rose to nine on Saturday with six new deaths confirmed, five of them caused by drowning in rivers in the north-eastern, eastern, and south-eastern regions.聽聽聽
Downpours drench homeless survivors of Myanmar quake
Heavy rains have lashed the Myanmar region stricken by last month鈥檚 earthquake, aid officials said Wednesday, drenching homeless survivors and bogging down relief efforts...
BMD predicts rains in parts of Bangladesh
Rains may lash parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Sunday...
BRAIN ROT: Social media is rewiring human brains
WHY does time pass so quickly while searching for one specific piece of information on an electronic device? Time passes unnoticed in a never-ending cycle of marathon-like scrolling. One app leads to another in an endless loop, especially when a notification pops up, diverting attention to yet another platform before returning to the original task. The...
Daily intercity trains on Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route from Feb 1
Starting February 1, Bangladesh Railway will introduce permanent intercity train services on the Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route, with two pairs of trains running daily...
Unattended level crossings continue to cause death
CASES of trains ramming vehicles on the level crossing, leaving people dead, hardly appear to be ending even after a noticeable number of such accidents. At least seven died after a train had hit a battery-powered auto-rickshaw at Burichang in Cumilla on November 26. Railway authorities say that the level crossing was unauthorised and unattended. In a business-as-usual move, a committee was formed...
Trial run of trains on Jamuna rail bridge
Two trains ran on trial basis on the under-construction Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the River Jamuna for the first time on Tuesday...
Heavy rains lash Spain after deadly floods
Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country Wednesday, two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than 200 people...
BMD forecasts rains across Bangladesh in next 24hrs
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions, including Dhaka, of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Sunday...
Rains submerge 26 villages in Jashore, 8,500 stranded
Incessant rains for the last couple of days have flooded homesteads, cropland and fish enclosures, rendering around 8,500 people of 26 villages in Abhaynagar upazila marooned...
BMD forecasts rains across Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast rain or thundershowers in eight divisions, including Dhaka, in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Thursday...
Monsoon floods in Gujarat kill 28
Intense monsoon rains and floods in India鈥檚 Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said...
BMD predicts light to moderate rains across Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted light to moderate rains across the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am...
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.
2,40,000 evacuated in China rainstorms
Nearly a quarter of a million people were evacuated in eastern China as rainstorms lashed swathes of the country and caused the Yangtze and other rivers to swell, state media reported on Wednesday...
Holidaymakers suffer as trains run late
Journey of the holidaymakers from Dhaka and its adjacent areas to different districts began on Wednesday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha amid schedule disruptions of the trains...
Engine shortage suspends Ctg-Cox鈥檚 Bazar train service
Due to shortage of engines, the regular train service on the Chittagong-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route has been suspended for an indefinite period from today...
