Bangladesh flood

Rain submerges Rangamati hanging bridge

The hanging bridge over Kaptai Lake in Rangamati is inundated with rise of water level in the lake, compelling the authorities to suspend movement of people on the bridge.
18 July 2019, 05:44 AM

No respite as monsoon rains pound South Asia

Heavy monsoon rains across South Asia claim more lives, with the death toll passing 200 as authorities tried to reach stranded villagers cut off by surging floodwaters.
17 July 2019, 13:18 PM

Flood situation worsens in Kurigram, improves in Lalmonirhat

The flood situation in Lalmonirhat improved slightly after water levels of Teesta and Dharla Rivers both decreased while the situation has worsened in Kurigram further.
16 July 2019, 05:27 AM

Fresh areas flooded as rivers continue to swell

Heavy rain and onrush water from upstream for last couple of days have worsened flood situation in Lalmonirhat and inundated many areas in Sirajganj and Gaibandha.
15 July 2019, 05:54 AM

Deluge forces many to live on boats, roads

Along with his four family members and some cattle, 75-year-old Kazim Uddin had to spend the past two days on a small boat as their home was flooded.
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Major rivers continue to rise across Bangladesh

Major rivers continue to rise across the country amid predictions of heavy downpours to deteriorate the situation, prompting authorities to intensify measures to combat a major flooding.
14 July 2019, 13:45 PM

Flood situation worsens in Kurigram

Flood water engulf fresh areas in Kurigram worsening conditions of the affected people in the district. Whereas, flood-hit people's suffering intensified due to insufficient supply of relief materials in Lalmonirhat where overall flood situation remained unchanged.
14 July 2019, 06:08 AM

Waterlogging, flash flood bring woes in Chattogram

People in Chattogram city are suffering as many parts of the port city is severely waterlogged due to the ongoing heavy downpour.
13 July 2019, 10:08 AM

All preparations taken to tackle flood: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government has taken all sorts of preparation to tackle possible flood in the country.
13 July 2019, 07:46 AM

Major rivers continue to rise, more areas inundated

Overall flood situation in the country deteriorates further as water levels at all major rivers mark rise inundating more fresh areas, marooning thousands of people and disrupting road communications in different areas.
13 July 2019, 04:50 AM

Early flash floods in the haor region: A new normal?

A flash flood in early April of 2017 devastated the boro crops in six haor districts that were worth Tk 13,000 crore (Kaler Kantha, July
8 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Flood-proof farming

When seasonal floods reach her village of Betil Char in Chowhali upazila of Sirajganj, 60-year-old Joygan Begum knows what to
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Education paused

Academic activities of institutions, from primary schools to colleges, in more than a dozen districts have been seriously hampered by the floods.
26 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Flood threatens the capital

Ravaging the northern and northeastern Bangladesh, flood now threatens the capital as all its surrounding rivers are showing rising trends.
21 August 2017, 18:00 PM

600 dead in South Asia floods

Nearly 600 people have died and millions have been affected by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials say, as relief and rescue operations continue.
19 August 2017, 12:09 PM

Flood: 4 die in Jamalpur

Four people die in the inundated areas of Jamalpur, raising the flood toll to 48. Floodwaters continue to inundate fresh areas in Rajshahi and Naogaon while the situation shows signs of improvement in Dinajpur, Sirajganj and Lalmonirhat amid immense sufferings of the flood affected people.
18 August 2017, 08:19 AM

No visible relief activity for flood victims: BNP

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleges that the government has no visible relief activity in the flood affected areas.
16 August 2017, 11:46 AM

Flood: Jamuna swelling, most other rivers receding

New areas of Sirajganj district has been flooded following a swelling of Jamuna river whilst water levels in most flood-affected districts in the north and north-eastern parts of the country continues to recede.
16 August 2017, 08:34 AM

Flood snaps Dinajpur’s rail link with Dhaka

Rail communications of Dinajpur with Dhaka remain suspended due to flood triggered by heavy rains and fresh onrush of water from upstream.
14 August 2017, 03:34 AM

8 killed as flood situation worsens in Bangladesh

Eight people are killed and five others go missing as the overall flood situation has worsened in the northwest and northeast regions of Bangladesh.
13 August 2017, 15:37 PM