Flood hits low-lying areas

Low-lying areas of the country’s northern and north-central regions  have been submerged by floodwater, causing immense sufferings for  people.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Jamuna water crosses danger level; 60,000 people stranded in Bogura, Sirajganj

Water of Jamuna river has crossed danger level worsening flood situation in Bogura and Sirajganj.
26 August 2021, 09:51 AM

A day’s rain submerges port city

The port city once again went under water as yesterday’s overnight torrential rain, coupled with tidal surge, created waterlogging in its low lying areas, wrecking havoc on citizen life.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Heavy overnight rain in Ctg city, major areas waterlogged

Heavy rain last night left large areas of Chattogram city under water causing immense suffering to city dwellers as low-lying areas are submerged in knee-to-waist-deep water.
25 August 2021, 10:26 AM

Lightning strikes kill 7 in Dinajpur

At least seven people, including four teenaged boys, were killed and two others injured as lightnings struck in Dinajpur town and Chirirbandar upazila yesterday afternoon.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

7 dead in separate lightning strikes in Dinajpur

Seven people including four teenagers died in separate lightning strikes in Dinajpur today.
23 August 2021, 11:57 AM

People evacuated as new wildfire hits Greek island

Scores of firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft battled a forest fire that broke out early Monday on the southern part of Greece's Evia island, less than two weeks after an inferno decimated its northern part.
23 August 2021, 08:30 AM

22 killed in Tennessee flash floods; dozens missing

At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee.
23 August 2021, 02:17 AM

Raging Padma threatens more crops

The mighty Padma has rapidly been swelling over the last few days, flooding vast shoal areas of Pabna Sadar and Ishwardi upazilas.
22 August 2021, 18:00 PM

At least 10 killed in Tennessee flash floods; dozens missing

Rescue crews continued Sunday to look for dozens of people missing in Tennessee after flooding from extraordinarily heavy rains left washed away homes and left at least 10 dead.
22 August 2021, 15:25 PM

Hurricane Grace unleashes severe flooding in Mexico, killing eight

Hurricane Grace pummeled Mexico with torrential rain on Saturday, causing severe flooding and mudslides that killed at least eight people after becoming one of the most powerful storms in years to hit the country's Gulf coast.
22 August 2021, 04:21 AM

Three quarters of Kuakata Nat’l Park gone in the sea

After taking heavy pounding from different cyclonic storms such as Sidr, Aila, Fani, Amphan and most recently Yaas, Kuakata National Park by the sea beach lost three quarters of its land and forestry in little over a decade’s time. 
21 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Jamuna Swells: Thousands marooned in low laying areas of Sirajganj

Thousands of people living in low-lying areas of different upazilas of Sirajganj have been marooned as the mighty Jamuna river has continued to swell.
21 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Public suffering mounts as flood worsens in Faridpur

Flooding in Faridpur has worsened as Padma river’s water levels at Goaland Point rose by 8centimeters in 24 hours till this morning.
21 August 2021, 13:13 PM

20,000 marooned as Teesta swells past danger level in Lalmonirhat

Around 20,000 people have been marooned at five upazilas in Lalmonirhat as the low-lying and char areas of the Teesta river basin were flooded due to rain and onrush of water from the upstream in India today.
20 August 2021, 05:36 AM

Tremors strike Haitian city still reeling from quake

Tremors shook buildings late on Wednesday in the southern Haitian city of Les Cayes, a Reuters witness said, a few days after a devastating earthquake killed almost 2,200 people across the Caribbean nation and injured thousands more.
19 August 2021, 05:57 AM

More areas flooded as Padma, Jamuna swell

Fresh areas of the country are being inundated as two major rivers -- Padma and Jamuna -- continue to swell due to a combination of onrush of water from upstream and heavy downpours.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Swelling Teesta floods vast areas in Nilphamari

Vast croplands and many homesteads in low lying areas of 15 river basin villages in two upazilas of Nilphamari have been flooded due to sudden rise of water level in the Teesta river.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Jamuna swells but no immediate fear of flood in Sirajganj

Although water level in Jamuna river has increased, Sirajganj Water Development Board ruled out any chances of flood in the district as it is still flowing below the danger mark.
18 August 2021, 08:46 AM

Haiti quake survivors cry for help as death toll nears 2,000

Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care on Tuesday as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed the Caribbean nation with rain, causing dangerous flooding.
18 August 2021, 04:37 AM