THOUSANDS of people living in the Muhuri basin in Feni recovering from socio-economic losses of the flash flood earlier in July are now faced with similar uncertainty again as the transboundary river swelled by 11 feet in three hours with no warning on June 20. It rained moderately to heavily on the catchment area spreading between India鈥檚 Tripura and Bangladesh...
Seven rivers in the Chattogram division might rapidly swell between July 25 and 27, with two potentially crossing their danger marks, triggering flash flooding in Feni, warned the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre on Tuesday...
Thousands of people living along the Muhuri basin in Feni district witnessed something strange waking up on Monday morning when the trans-boundary river swelled by nearly 11 feet in just three hours by 9:00am...
Due to floods and adverse weather conditions in Feni, the previously postponed Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations under the Cumilla Board, initially scheduled for July 10, will be held on August 12.
Floodwater has started receding at different upazilas in Feni, exposing damage it has caused to the agriculture, road communications, fisheries and livestock sectors across the district...
The flood situation in Noakhali escalated on Saturday as water receded slowly while onrush of water from upstream, particularly from Feni, continued amidst warning from the meteorological office about a fresh wet spell beginning from today...
Flood conditions have started to improve in Parshuram upazila of Feni district as rainfall and river water levels subside, locals and authorities said on Friday.
More villages were inundated on Thursday as flash floods and water stagnation gripped vast swathes of the coastal belt, including major coastal towns and cities, with torrential rain continuing over most of Bangladesh for the fourth consecutive day...
The authorities on Wednesday night postponed the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate examinations under the madrassah and the technical boards for Thursday due to inclement weather...
Two students from Feni Polytechnic Institute drowned after being swept away by a strong stream while hiking along a hill trail in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram.
The offices of the district administrations of Feni and Noakhali on Wednesday announced to suspend examinations and close educational institutions for two days from Wednesday due to incessant raining...
More than 30 villages in Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas of Feni district have been submerged following the collapse of flood control embankments at 15points along the Muhuri, Kuhua and Silonia rivers...
The water level of the River Muhuri in Feni district may reach the danger level within the next 24 hours, raising the risk of temporary flash floods in adjacent low-lying areas, said Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre.
Incessant downpour for the past 24 hours till 12:00pm on Tuesday inundated many parts of Feni town, causing immense suffering of residents...
A student drowned in a pond of Feni Polytechnic Institute in the district on Thursday...
Five people were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a pickup van and a covered van on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Feni on Monday night.
Five people were killed and five others were injured in road accidents in Feni and Rajshahi on Monday night...
Three police personnel, including a sub-inspector of Feni Model police station, were withdrawn from their duties early Monday on charge of extortion...
A mobile court in Feni has fined nine brick kilns Tk 58 lakh and evicted two others for operating without the necessary environmental clearances...
The police arrested Omar Faruk Shuvo, a suspended co-coordinator of the Student Movement Against Discrimination, in Feni on Tuesday night on fraud charges, extortion and defamation in a case filed against him...
The police recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy from a pond in Dewanganj of Feni on Thursday, four days after he went missing.
Students on Thursday formed a human chain demanding removal of Feni deputy commissioner Musammat Shahina Akter, accusing her of being an 鈥榓ccomplice鈥� in killings during the anti-discrimination student movement in Feni.
Students on Sunday demanded the removal of Feni deputy commissioner Musammat Shahina Akter, accusing her of being an 鈥榓ccomplice鈥� in killings during the...
Shafiqul Islam Samrat, a local Chhatra league leader, who was seen in a video footage firing on students during the recent student movement in Feni鈥檚 Sharshadi union, placed on a four-day remand.
MANY educational institutions still not being able to resume academic activities especially in Feni, Cumilla and Noakhali that went under water in the recent flooding of Bangladesh鈥檚 east, north-east and south-east warrants an early attention of a few public agencies as the academic year is drawing near. The flooding that had affected about six million people...
The flood affected people in eastern, south-eastern and north-eastern Bangladesh are continuing to suffer as roads, other infrastructures and homesteads are severely damaged in the flood...
Death toll in the flash floods in the 11 affected districts rose to 59 as five more deaths were reported on Saturday.
The Supreme Court administration under the directive of Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed distributed relief among 250 families in the flood-affected area of Feni and Noakhali on Thursday...
A total of 416 mobile towers out of 14,551, in eleven flood affected district have remained out of order due to flood, according to the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission...
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...