flash flood
Dhaka deluged, gridlocked
Heavy overnight rain inundates several areas; traffic slows as residents wade through flooded streets
12 July 2026, 10:26 AM
Nearly a million marooned
Flash floods triggered by relentless monsoon rains and hill torrents have unleashed a deadly humanitarian crisis across Chattogram and its adjoining districts, leaving so far 43 dead, hundreds of thousands stranded, and vast swathes of homes and cropland under water.
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
10 districts at risk of fresh flood in next 24 to 72 hours: FFWC
Five rivers still flowing above danger level in Ctg, Sylhet divisions
11 July 2026, 21:29 PM
Haor crisis is fundamentally a management failure: Ainun Nishat
A defining factor is the massive rainfall it receives upstream. Across the border lies Cherrapunji, historically the wettest place on Earth.
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Haor crisis turning into a national crisis: Is the government aware?
Bangladesh's haor floods severely threaten national food security, demanding systemic livelihood recovery, climate adaptation, and debt relief.
13 May 2026, 09:30 AM
The slow death of the haors and their swamp forests
The destruction of ancient swamp forests and upstream mining has caused the disastrous flooding of Bangladesh’s haors.
12 May 2026, 11:11 AM
‘Development’ tragedy in haor: Ami jamu hourbari pakka rasta chai
Unplanned infrastructure in Bangladesh’s Haor region causes severe ecological damage, demanding sustainable floodplain management over destructive roads.
11 May 2026, 16:41 PM
Homes flooded, farmers hit by losses in Moulvibazar as 530mm rainfall recorded in April
Continuous rain and hill runoff trigger flooding, submerging homes and crops across haor belt
4 May 2026, 13:10 PM
Monsoon, depression over Bay: Thousands suffer in coastal districts
People suffered due to waterlogging in Cox's Bazar, Patuakhali, Feni, Bhola, Barishal, and Khulna
8 July 2025, 18:19 PM
Flood threat looms over Feni as Muhuri river swells 137cm above danger level
Four breaches occurred in Parshuram upazila and three in Fulgazi
8 July 2025, 16:52 PM
Celebrities rally to support flood victims across the nation
Flash floods have wreaked havoc across northeastern and southeastern Bangladesh, submerging vast areas in districts like Cumilla, Feni, Chattogram, and Noakhali. The catastrophe has left 1,89,663 families stranded, and conditions are worsening as eight rivers surge above the danger level till the filing of this report on Thursday afternoon.
22 August 2024, 11:05 AM
9.4m displaced in seven years
At least 1,053 people were killed and 9.4 million more displaced internally in different climate-related disasters in 58 districts in seven years from 2014, says a recent study.
9 February 2023, 01:20 AM
Climate costs could sink us
We need good governance to implement projects that will protect coastal districts
13 September 2022, 11:08 AM
Fresh floods loom as rivers keep swelling
People of the northern and northeastern districts are fearing a second spell of floods as major rivers continue swelling amid torrential rain and onrush of water from upstream.
29 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Eid joy eludes flood-ravaged haor areas
“Most paddy fields in our village are under water. We are not only facing food shortage but also lacking fodder for our cattle. Had the flood happened after two weeks, we could have harvested at least enough to feed ourselves,”
3 May 2022, 07:22 AM
Flash floods leading to rise in water level in haor areas of 4 districts
Recent flash floods in Netrakona and Kishoreganj has inundated new areas, while the water level in the haor areas of Sunamganj and Sylhet have been on the rise.
4 April 2022, 15:43 PM
Flash floods kill 58 in Indonesia
Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua have killed at least 58 people, injured dozens and displaced more than 4,000, authorities say.
17 March 2019, 13:38 PM
Haor Protection Embankments: Repair work far behind schedule
Farmers in the northeastern backswamps are on the brink of facing another flash flood as the construction and maintenance works of “around 50 percent” Haor protection embankments have not been completed within the given timeline.
3 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Flood: Anomalies mar relief distribution in Moulvibazar
With flood receding for the last three days, the administration in Moulvibazar has been able to ramp up the measures to distribute relief among the victims.
21 June 2018, 07:34 AM
140 sued in Sunamganj for graft in haors
A total of 140 people including government officials, local council representatives and contractors have been sued in Sunamganj for
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM