Cyclone Amphan
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Govt bets big to rehabilitate rural road network
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a Tk 5,905.59-crore project to maintain the rural road network by rehabilitating the roads, bridges and culverts...
'Allocate budget, formulate strategy to tackle annual embankment damage'
The tragedy of cyclones and consequent floods and embankment damage is an annual saga in Bangladesh. This year was no exception.
But what's lacking is a sustainable embankment ...
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Jashore educational institutions bear the brunt of cyclone Amphan
Educational institutions damaged in Jashore during cyclone Amphan are yet to be repaired nearly three months after the natural disaster hit the country on May 20.
Sources say 372 educatio...
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1.3mn children in Bangladesh likely to be affected by flooding: UNICEF
More than 2.4 million people are estimated to be affected by flooding, including around 1.3 million children in Bangladesh, UNICEF said Thursday.
More than half a million (548,816) famili...
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Two months after Cyclone Amphan, why are residents of Koyra still languishing in shelter centres?
Although just over two months have now passed since Cyclone Amphan made landfall in the south-western coastal areas of the country, the residents of Koyra upazila who evacuated their homes as the s...
Sharankhola paddy farmers struggling with rise in salinity post-Amphan
The farmers of Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat district have become frustrated with the increased salinity affecting their crop lands since Cyclone Amphan ripped through the country on May 20, leav...
Corona, Amphan: Popular jackfruit haat in Jashore takes a hit
The traditional Basundia jackfruit haat in Jashore from where thousands of jackfruits go to different districts every season now looks almost deserted for lack of buyers and the blame goes to Covid...
UN allocates $ 5mn to support response to Cyclone Amphan
The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$ 5 million to complement the government’s response to the people in need.
Last month, Cyclone Amphan cau...
UK urged to create fund for sustainability of global supply chains
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem has called upon the United Kingdom to be the voice and conscience of the most vulnerable countries including the LDCs, SIDs and countries w...
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PM narrates in Guardian article how Bangladesh fought twin perils of virus and cyclone
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina jointly with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen wrote an article in The Guardian saying that Bangladesh can offer lessons for others facing the d...