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.
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One killed, several injured in police-protesters clashes in Jatrabari
A young man was killed in clashes between quota reform activists and the police in Dhaka鈥檚 Jatrabari area on early Thursday...
30 citizens for judicial inquiry into student deaths
Thirty citizens, including cultural personalities, academics, and professionals, expressed concerns over the violent clashes in various parts of the country amid the ongoing quota movement on Tuesday...
DMP reimposes ban on auto-rickshaws in main roads
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police traffic division announced on Saturday that battery-run auto-rickshaws, locally made three-wheelers, and other slow-moving vehicles would no longer be allowed on main roads in the city...
Bagha municipality mayor sent to jail in AL leader killing case
Police on Saturday submitted a five-day remand prayer for interrogating Rajshahi鈥檚 Bagha municipality mayor and district Awami League member Akkas Ali in the case filed in connection with the death of Bagha upazila AL general secretary Ashraful Islam Babul...
FFWC predicts flashflood in low-lying areas of Sylhet, Sunamganj
The water level of Surma, Kushiyara, Old-Surma, Sarigowain rivers in the North-eastern region may rise further and cause flashflood in the low-lying areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre...
Another case filed over AL factional clash in Rajshahi, 182 more sued
Another case was filed on Friday against 182 people in connection with the factional clash between two groups of the ruling Awami League at Bagha upazila in...
Injured in factional clash, AL leader dies in RMCH
The general secretary of Bagha upazila unit of the ruling Awami League, Ashraful Islam Babul, who received head injuries during a clash between two factions of the ruling AL at Bagha upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday afternoon....
Philippines eyes China talks after violent sea clash
The Philippines is eyeing talks with China to discuss a violent clash last week between their sailors in the South China Sea, foreign secretary Enrique Manalo said on Tuesday...
346 sued over AL factional clash in Rajshahi
A case was filed on Sunday against 346 people in connection with Saturday鈥檚 clash between two factions of the ruling Awami League at Bagha upazila in Rajshahi that left at least fifty people injured...
50 injured in AL factional clash in Rajshahi
At least 50 people were injured as two factions of the ruling Awami League clashed at Bagha upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday.
Flash flood affects 50 lakh people in 10 dists
The ongoing flash flood that swept vast swathes of northern and north-eastern regions for the ninth day running on Saturday affected more than 50 lakh people...
Heavy rainfall triggers flashflood in Teknaf
Around 50,000 people have been stranded in Teknaf upazila of Cox鈥檚 Bazar as flashflood triggered by heavy downpour inundated low-lying areas of four unions of the upazila...
Flash flood fear forces families to run for shelter聽
While the rest of the country turns on vacation mode, heading home to celebrate Eid with at least three days of leave, dozens of families in remote northeastern Bangladesh left...
Six killed in Sikkim floods, landslides
Six people were killed after heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides in a remote corner of India鈥檚 northeast, officials said on Friday...
Sylhet goes under water again
More than half a million people remained marooned in Sylhet until Sunday, 12 days after the north-eastern region were hit by a flash flood induced by the rain triggered by cyclonic storm Remal...
20 injured as AL factions clash over occupying CNG stand
At least 20 people were injured as two factions of the ruling Awami League clashed over occupying a CNG stand at Sujanagar upazila in...
100 more Sylhet unions inundated
The flash flood situation in the north-eastern Sylhet district worsened as flood water entered at least 100 new unions on Tuesday, affecting 1,25,568 more...
Flash flood affects half of Sylhet city
Over half of the Sylhet city had been affected as the north-eastern district watched its flash flood situation worsen on Monday amid very heavy rain and...
Flash flood in Bangladesh feared to linger
The flash flood in north-eastern Bangladesh is feared to linger amidst forecasts of heavy to very heavy rain continuing, particularly in the upstream in neighbouring India...
Sri Lanka shuts school as floods, mudslides kill 14
Flash floods, mudslides and falling trees have killed at least 14 people in Sri Lanka as the island nation is battered by monsoon storms, the country's disaster centre said Sunday.
Coastal people in crisis
At a time when thousands of people face a humanitarian crisis, deprived of basic needs such as access to water, food, and medical care, along the southern coastal region, flash floods hit scores of people in north-eastern villages on Wednesday...
Low-lying areas in parts of Sylhet submerged due to flash flood
The low-lying and haor areas of 13 unions in Gowainghat upazila were inundated on Wednesday due to flash floods prompted by heavy rainfall and onrush of upstream water...
鈥楳ayurakshi鈥� to hit cinemas in Eid-ul-Azha
Rashid Palash-directed feature film titled 鈥楳ayurakshi鈥� is scheduled to hit cinemas in Eid-ul-Azha, said a press release...
14 injured in Ishwardi UP polls violence
At least 14 people were injured in a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates at the Ishwardi upazila parishad election on Friday evening, ahead of the third-phase...
Police clash with聽battery-run rickshaw pullers
Over a dozen people were injured as battery-run auto-rickshaw pullers clashed with police in Dhaka on Sunday, demanding the withdrawal of...
Flash floods kill 50 in Afghanistan
Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said on Saturday, a week after hundreds were washed away in the north of the country....
10 hurt as supporters of 2 chairman candidates clash
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the supporters of the two chairman candidates in Atgharia upazila parishad elections in Pabna on...
RU BCL factions clash, security guard beaten
Two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the ruling Awami League, clashed at Rajshahi University early Sunday over sitting in the...
20 people injured in clash between rival influential groups in Magura
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between supporters of two political groups in Magura鈥檚 Sreepur upazila on Friday...