North Bangladesh may see another flood after Eid

Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has forecast another moderate flood in the country’s northern districts after Eid-ul-Azha, which is likely to be celebrated on July 9 or 10.
29 June 2022, 08:57 AM

Flood situation worsens in Lalmonirhat: Dharla flowing 12cm above danger level

The people of Dharla River shoal in Lalmonirhat districts are affected by the second phase of the flood as the water is flowing above the danger level today (June 29, 2022).
29 June 2022, 04:39 AM

Floods in northeast: Private relief efforts outpace govt’s

Around 3:00am last Wednesday, one family was seen hard at work making 400 bags of relief to be taken for distribution the next morning.
29 June 2022, 02:00 AM

Floodwaters rise after heavy rains upstream

Water levels rose in some low-lying areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj due to heavy rain in the country’s northeastern region and water flowing in from the upstream of India’s Meghalaya yesterday.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Floods: 3 more killed, death toll now 87

Flood claimed three more lives in different parts of the country in 24 hours till this morning (June 28, 2022), raising the total fatalities to 87.
28 June 2022, 13:56 PM

Teesta river erosion: Many families left homeless in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat

As flood waters recede, the Teesta River banks is being subjected to heavy erosion turning many people landless in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat.
28 June 2022, 04:14 AM

Floods take heavy toll on education

Floods in the north-eastern region are taking a heavy toll on education with at least 5,000 primary and secondary schools in 18 districts closed down.
27 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Floods displaced 5 lakh people in the northeast

Nearly five lakh people have faced temporary displacement during recent floods in Sylhet, Sunamganj, and seven other northeastern districts, said a report by a platform for government and non-government humanitarian agencies.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood damages: Farmers face hunger after loss of crops

When the floods came this year, it was not just the rice in the paddy fields that were washed away, but also those stored at homesteads -- leaving many in a state of food insecurity.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Many in north do not have homes to return to

Hundreds of families in the country’s northern region lost their land and houses to river erosion in the last two weeks.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Time to rebuild

Laki village of Tawakkul union in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila straddles a massive haor, silhouetting the emerald mountains of Cherrapunji.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood death toll now 82 as 9 more die in 24 hours: DGHS

At least nine more people died due to flooding in different parts of the country in 24 hours till this morning (June 25, 2022), raising the total flood fatalities to 82.
25 June 2022, 13:23 PM

Relief distribution in a coordinated way

All relief -- government or non-government -- is to be distributed in a coordinated way by committees formed in upazilas and unions of the Sylhet division.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood claims 5 more lives in 24 hours; death toll now 73

At least five people died due to flooding in different parts of the country in 24 hours till this morning (June 24, 2022), raising the total flood fatalities to 73.
24 June 2022, 14:09 PM

European Commission provides € 1.2mn humanitarian aid to Bangladesh amidst flood

The European Commission is providing €2 million in funding for emergency assistance to those affected by the current floods in Bangladesh and India.
24 June 2022, 14:08 PM

Sylhet flood: Local admin forms committees to coordinate relief-rehab works

The divisional administration in Sylhet has formed committees in all flood-affected upazilas to facilitate rational distribution of government and non-government reliefs.
24 June 2022, 13:10 PM

As floodwaters recede, erosion begins at Brahmaputra-Teesta-Dharla rivers

The flood situation has started improving in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts as the water level of major rivers is decreasing. However, this has led to a new issue.
24 June 2022, 05:45 AM

Floods reach Rangpur: Experts fear heavy losses in fish, cattle and agriculture

The recent floods in northern Bangladesh are now affecting farmers in five districts of the greater Rangpur region as significant amounts of land in the economically disadvantaged area have gone underwater.
24 June 2022, 05:00 AM

Flood fallout: A different fight for those stuck at home

Tamanna Khatun, an 11-year-old, was found alone waiting for her parents in their flood-hit home in Sirajganj Sadar upazila’s Kawakhola union.
23 June 2022, 18:46 PM

Inaccessible, in distress

Thousands of people in 93 unions -- one-third of the total 336 in Sylhet division -- suffer immensely as no humanitarian aid could reach them as yet.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM