Flood in Bangladesh
Low-lying areas inundated as Teesta, Dharala swell again
The waters in the Teesta and Dharala rivers Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts started to rise again for continuous rains and upstream water, submerging the low-lying and char areas.
Flood, erosion leave 500 families homeless in Kurigram
Some 500 families of Mohanganj union of Char Rajibpur upazila have been rendered homeless and many families are living under open sky due to erosion and flood in the district in the last three months.
59 incidents of relief irregularities reported, says Enamur
There have been 59 reported incidents of corruption in relief distribution across the country in various projects, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman has said.
Fresh flood, erosion hit Kurigram, Madaripur hard
Fresh flood and severe erosion have intensified sufferings of people in Kurigram and Madaripur districts.
4 more drown in flood, taking death toll to 135
At least four people drowned in floodwaters, two each in Kurigram and Tangail districts, according to the health authorities’ daily update on Saturday.
Take steps to help flood victims: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday called upon the government to take immediate steps to tackle the floods shunning its "attitude of negligence" towards the miseries of victims.
‘Silent killer’ claims toddler’s life in Lalmonirhat
In the worst possible way to start Eid, a 2-year-old boy drowned in his village in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district, in strikingly typical circumstances that have earned drowning the reputation of being ‘the silent killer’ of children in Bangladesh.
Rainfall likely to continue for 72hrs
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday forecast that rain or thundershowers may continue for the next three days commencing 9am across the country.
Floods push up green chilli prices in Dhaka kitchen markets
The prices of green chilli shot up to more than Tk 200 in the city kitchen markets with floods damaging crop fields in many districts leading to supply crunch.
Padma devours SESDP Model High School in Madaripur
A three-storey school building was gobbled up by the swelling Padma River on Thursday afternoon at Nuruddin Madborkandi in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur.