Last November, when Cyclone Bulbul had badly hit Bangladesh, Shekhor Sardar of Khona village spent days watching his ripe paddy getting washed away in deluge. A year later, he has again prepared his farm for paddy but is unsure about the future.

State Minister for Water Resources Zaheed Farooque on Friday said the government will undertake a Tk 10,546 crore project for constructing and repairing 4,451km embankment damaged in cyclone Bulbul.

The cyclone Bulbul that wreaked havoc in the country’s coastal districts in the early hours of Sunday damaged 4,589 trees, including Sundari, in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site.

The electricity supply system of Bagerhat Rural Electrification Board (REB) was severely affected by the cyclonic storm Bulbul that lashed the country’s coastal districts in the early hours of Sunday.

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Sunday said some 4,000-5,000 houses were damaged by cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ which lashed the country’s coastal districts early Sunday.

Following cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ which lashed the country’s coastal districts on Sunday, Tuesday’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations have been rescheduled.

Six people were killed in Bagerhat, Khulna, Patuakhali and Barishal districts as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ made a landfall in Khulna and adjoining southwestern part of the country early Sunday before weakening into a deep depression.   Meanwhile, three other people, who took shelter in cyclone centres, died of cardiac arrest after being panicked in Patuakhali, Satkhira and Barguna districts.

Authorities have suspended flight operations at Shah Amanat International Airport here on Saturday severe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ approaches the coast. 

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Saturday advised the people of 13 coastal districts to come to cyclone shelters by 2pm. 

The government on Saturday said 1,577 medical teams were formed and 4,516 shelters were opened in the coastal districts as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ continued to approach.