Coast braces for greater disaster as rain continues
Intermittent rains since Friday have dumped massive amount of water along the coast, submerging scores of villages and markets, including in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, regarded the country鈥檚 tourist capital...
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Bangladesh worst hit by lightning strikes in South Asia
Being hit by over 3.3 million lightning strikes every year, Bangladesh has the highest rate of death from the natural disaster in South Asia, according to a regional institution dealing with disaster forecasting...
Disasters loom over S Asia with forecast of a hotter, wetter monsoon
Communities across Asia鈥檚 Himalayan Hindu Kush region face heightened disaster risks this monsoon season with temperatures and rainfall expected to exceed normal levels, experts warned on Thursday...
Flash flood vulnerability should be reduced
FLOODING from incessant rain caused by the recent depression in the Bay of Bengal has remained somewhat unchanged while the government鈥檚 disaster management and relief efforts are barely visible. Four of the five north-eastern rivers that were flowing above their danger marks further swelled, as the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre reported in its last cycle on June...
Can Myanmar turn disaster into dialogue?
THE recent earthquake in Myanmar has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis in the war-torn region bordering Bangladesh. The 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the Sagaing region of Myanmar on March 28 has resulted in the death of more than 5,000 people and the destruction of more than 120,000 houses as well as thousands of sites related to religion, schools...
50-member disaster response team formed
The fire service and civil defence formed a 50-member specialised team alongside imparting training to enhance their capacity to cope with all natural and man-made disasters especially earthquake...
Unplanned housing and consequences
HOW often do residents of Dhaka look up at the sky? Our view of the sky is limited due to the presence of high-rise buildings. Buildings with a narrow gap between adjacent buildings, no setback or open space, poor piling, and cheap and brittle materials have covered the capital city. Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, home to over 21 million...
5,00,000 Afghans displaced due to climate disasters in 2024: IOM
More than half a million people in Afghanistan were displaced due to climate disasters in 2024, the International Organisation for Migration said in a country report published on Tuesday.
Philadelphia plane crash marks second US aviation disaster
A medical jet with six Mexican nationals on-board crashed into a busy Philadelphia neighbourhood on Friday, authorities said, marking another US aviation disaster after a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided mid-air in Washington earlier this week...
Urgent enhancements needed to combat climate change in Bangladesh
The United Nations World Food Programme and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief called for urgent enhancements to combat climate change in Bangladesh.
Natural disasters cause $310b in economic losses in 2024: Swiss Re
Natural disasters have caused an estimated $310 billion in economic losses around the world this year, swelling six per cent from 2023 as the climate crisis takes its toll, reinsurance giant Swiss Re said Thursday...
Int鈥檒 symposium on disaster management held
An international symposium on disaster management was held at Dkaka Club in the capital on Tuesday...
Can seagrass safeguard coastlines?
IN THE age of escalating global warming, our coastal communities and ecosystems are becoming increasingly vulnerable. Located along the fastest rising sea in the world, the Bay of Bengal, our coastlines are facing unprecedented challenges. Each year, we witness more frequent and intense tropical cyclones, accompanied by strong storm surges causing...
BUFT organises human chain to prevent environmental disaster
The BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology organised a human chain in Dhaka on Monday...
Time for disaster management reforms
Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to the devastating effects of climate change, wherein natural disasters have become a common and rising reality for its people. The disastrous flash floods sweeping across eastern Bangladesh at present are the latest in a wave of climate-related catastrophes to hit the country in recent years. In the face of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Ex-senior sec Shah Kamal on five-day remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Sunday placed former senior secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Shah Kamal, on five day-remand in a case filed with the Mohammadpur police station...
Farmers in north undone by chain of disasters
Thousands of farmers in the north have lost three crops in a row in back-to-back disasters since March with the ongoing flood, which has lasted for over three weeks in...
1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwave
Over 1,000 camps have been set up across Pakistan鈥檚 southern province of Sindh in anticipation of a severe heatwave, disaster management officials said on Tuesday...