The agriculture ministry is fully prepared to deal with the natural calamities, including floods, that may hit the country in August and afterwards, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

Three more deaths from flood were reported in Sunamganj and Moulvibazar districts in 24 hours till this (July 12, 2022) morning, taking the total fatalities to 116.

A total of 1,500 flood-hit families of Kurigram are getting Tk 10,000 each for rehabilitation as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allocated Tk 1.5 crore for them.

Schedule of the postponed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams will be announced two weeks after distribution of textbooks among students in flood-hit districts, Education Minister Dipu Moni said today (July 6, 2022).

With the whole nation focused on flash floods in massive areas of the country, average joes, NGOs, government officials, and even influencers are allocating their resources and contacts to ease the unimaginable hardships the victims face. Many regions of the country are still in danger of floods due to the torrential rain in the current Monsoon season. In such a dire time, it is imperative for people from all walks of life to know what to do before, during and after a flash flooding incident.

Government must try harder to reduce present and future suffering in the region

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.

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.

In this episode of Star Explains, watch some of the prime reasons behind the frequent and devastating floods recurring in Bangladesh every year.

Today, two concerts will be taking place in Dhaka, both of which have been organised with the intent to raise funds for the flood victims in Sylhet and Sunamganj.

A total of 24 people have died due to flood across the country in the last 24 hours till morning today (June 23, 2022).

A school teacher has drowned in flood water, in Madan upazila of Netrokona.

Bangladesh is likely to witness more floods this monsoon, experts warn.

Eklimnagar village, under Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj, has been cut off since the flood started six days ago. No food aid has yet reached the village.

Bidyanondo Foundation is a non-profit organisation with a mission to help poor communities of Bangladesh. As a part of the emergency response for the flash floods in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Kurigram and Netrokona, Bidyanondo teams have been helping to distribute food and water purification tablets amongst the people of the flood affected areas. Due to flash floods and torrential rain, 13 lakh people have been stranded in the peripheries of Bangladesh, and Biyanondo is one of the names that came to immediate rescue.

Nine villages have been flooded in Fulgazi upazila of Feni as the dam on Muhuri river was damaged at three points due to continuous rain and onrush of water from the hills.

Bangladesh's northern and central regions are expected to face brief flooding, as water levels in the Jamuna and Teesta rivers are rising steadily.

Urgent humanitarian aid needed in flood-hit northeast

Heavy rains and rush of water from upstream in India's northeast have started flooding Habiganj, after Sunamganj and Sylhet have been submerged.

The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) have postponed all classes and exams till June 25 after some parts of the campus were inundated due to the ongoing floods.