Flood affected people
No new deaths, but over 5.4 million facing adverse effects of flood
Around 11.14 lakh families have been affected and remain waterlogged, while 135 lives have so far been lost in the country’s current bout of flooding that set in during the last week of June.
No Eid joy for Kurigram flood victims
When the country is celebrating Eid-ul Azha in a festive manner, flood victims in Kurigram are suffering greatly as rivers started to swell on Saturday.
Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated in shadow of Covid-19, floods
Eid-ul-Azha, the festival of sacrifice, is being celebrated in Bangladesh as the country grapples with the Covid-19 outbreak and floods inflict untold sufferings to hundreds of thousands of people.
Flood washes away Eid joy
For thousands of people affected by flood, Eid-ul-Azha will just be another day. There won’t be any joy.
UK aid announces £950,000 fund to tackle floods in Bangladesh
UK aid has provided £950,000 of rapid release funding to NGOs through the START Fund to address the devastating floods that hit Bangladesh in recent weeks.
Flood: No respite from sufferings, 10 die in 24 hrs
Although floodwater started to recede in some districts, the affected people are yet to see any respite from their sufferings due to lack of food and drinking water.
Agriculture ministry forms 12 committees to keep up food production amid flood
The Agriculture Ministry on Tuesday formed 12 monitoring committees to keep up food production and minimize the losses of farmers caused by flood.
Flood Management: PMO asks all to perform duties with sincerity
The Prime Minister Office (PMO) on Tuesday directed all concerned to perform their responsibilities with sincerity and integrity as per directives of the Prime Minister to conduct relief and rescue activities, ensure proper management of shelter centres and keep communication network operative in flood-affected areas of the country.
CARE initiates programmes for flood response amidst pandemic
CARE Bangladesh has taken various programmes as part of response and recovery with its implementing partners and working closely with the government functionaries in tackling flood and river erosion amidst Covid-19 pandemic.
7,147MT rice distributed among flood victims
The government has distributed 7,147 metric tonnes of rice among the flood-affected people as humanitarian assistance.