15 dead, 48 lakh people affected in floods

Fifteen people died and 48 lakh people have been affected as the ongoing flood hit 11 districts
23 August 2024, 10:54 AM

Nearly 5 lakh marooned as Gumti embankment collapses in Cumilla

Around five lakh people were marooned as an embankment in the Gumti river collapsed in Cumilla’s Burichang upazila early today
23 August 2024, 05:55 AM

No decision yet on releasing water from Kaptai dam

The Kaptai Hydropower Plant authority has not yet made any decision regarding the release of water from Kaptai Lake, according to ATM Abduzzaher, the plant's manager
22 August 2024, 18:44 PM

DGHS issues eight directives for flood-hit areas

The Directorate General of Health Services has issued eight directives for flood-hit areas, including keeping control rooms open round the clock at all offices of civil surgeons and upazila health and family planning officers
22 August 2024, 18:30 PM

Flash floods wreak havoc in 12 dists

Devastating floods amid heavy rain have killed at least five people, with 10 others still missing, and continues to upend millions of lives in Chattogram and Sylhet divisions.
22 August 2024, 18:00 PM

36 lakh people marooned in flash floods: govt

Flash floods have marooned at least 36 lakh people in 10 districts, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser of the interim government
22 August 2024, 13:38 PM

2 killed in flash floods; almost 3 million affected countrywide

One died in Feni and another in Brahmanbaria as torrential rains continue to wreak havoc across several districts
22 August 2024, 10:07 AM

Nearly 18 lakh people affected by floods in 6 districts

A total of 1,89,663 families have been marooned in 43 flood-affected upazilas of six districts -- Cumilla, Feni, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Noakhali, and Moulvibazar, according to the Department of Disaster Management and Relief
22 August 2024, 08:25 AM

Flood worsens in Khagrachhari as heavy rainfall continues

The flood situation in Khagrachhari worsened today as ongoing heavy rainfall and runoff from the hills inundated towns, villages, and roads
22 August 2024, 08:18 AM

3 lakh flood-affected in Moulvibazar, 4 rivers flowing above danger level

At least three lakh people have been affected by the flood that worsened in Kamalganj, Kulaura, Rajnagar, Juri, Barlekha and Sadar upazilas of Moulvibazar, according to the district’s Water Development Board (WDB)
22 August 2024, 07:18 AM

Pregnant woman dies after being swept away by floodwater in Brahmanbaria

A pregnant woman died after being swept away by floodwater as onrush of water from the hills in India's Tripura entered her house in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria today..The deceased was identified as Subarna Akhter, wife of Parvez Mia of Birchandrapur village, said Lutfur Rahman, reside
21 August 2024, 17:28 PM

3 million stranded as flood hits eight districts

Feni, Noakhali worst hit; vast areas inundated due to incessant rains, rise in water levels of rivers
21 August 2024, 17:00 PM

Incessant rain causes severe waterlogging in Chattogram

Continuous rainfall this morning has led to severe waterlogging across the city of Chattogram, causing significant disruption and hardship for residents
20 August 2024, 12:18 PM

74 villages submerged, thousands affected

Floodwaters have breached 15 points in the flood control embankments of the Muhuri, Kahua, and Shilonia rivers in Feni’s Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas, inundating 74 villages.
3 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Floods hit Khagrachhari for the third time in 2 months

Incessant rain for two days flooded Khagrachhari for the third time in two months, inundating more than two dozen villages and snapping the road connections to Rangamati’s Sajek and Langadu
3 August 2024, 15:28 PM

Flash Floods, Waterlogging: 31,000 marooned in Cox’s Bazar, parts of Bagerhat inundated

Over a week of incessant rain has triggered flash floods in Cox’s Bazar district, affecting over one lakh people and marooning around 31,000 residents. Roads, crop lands, and households across five upazilas -- Ukhiya, Ramu, Eidgaon, Chakaria, and Kutubdia -- are submerged under water.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

23 Tripura Families: Landslide threat looms large over them

The indigenous Tripura community has lived for generations in the Satchhari National Park of Chunarughat upazila, Habiganj.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Sylhet Flood: 66,584 houses damaged in three districts

As their house was damaged in the ongoing flood, Aftab Uddin’s family has been living in Bara Maidan High School shelter for 23 days at Talimpur union in Barlekha upazila, Moulvibazar.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Chattogram hit by waterlogging amid torrential rain

114.6mm recorded in 24 hours, downpour may continue, says Met office
1 August 2024, 06:35 AM

Kerala landslides: Death toll rises to 158

The death count in the deadly landslides in India's Kerala galloped to 158 as military personnel today intensified search and rescue operations, officials said
31 July 2024, 05:45 AM