Rain

Dhaka slum fire: Rain came too late

It has been raining in Dhaka since Saturday. Sometimes rains came down heavier after slight relapses. But had it come a little earlier today, many of a Merul Badda slum might not lost their belongings in a devastating fire.
20 July 2015, 13:49 PM

Asia's best boat trips: Along the mighty Mekong

Rain is pelting the observation deck, falling in sheets so thick we can barely see where the Mekong meets the shore.
20 July 2015, 09:45 AM

Over 200 shanties gutted in Badda fire

Around a hundred shanties are gutted in a huge fire which breaks out at a slum in Merul Badda in Dhaka, fire fighters say.
20 July 2015, 07:27 AM

Rain to pour heavier in coming days

After a slight relapse, the seasonal downpour is expected to come down heavier in the coming days in Dhaka and most places of the country.
20 July 2015, 07:16 AM

Rain to continue till Monday

Heavy rain is likely to continue at most places of the country except Rangpur till Monday evening, according to met officials.
19 July 2015, 12:34 PM

Torrential rain inundates Dhaka city

Just several hours of rain cripples the life in Dhaka as different parts of the capital went under ankle to knee-deep water, thanks to poor drainage system.
15 July 2015, 14:09 PM

India Darjeeling landslides kill 30

Landslides triggered by heavy rain kills 30 people in India's tea-growing region of Darjeeling
1 July 2015, 11:48 AM

6 killed in Cox’s Bazar landslide, rain

Two people are killed in monsoon rain-triggered landslide while bodies of four persons, who were washed away on Thursday, found in Cox’s Bazar. .
27 June 2015, 08:55 AM

LET IT RAIN

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26 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Umbrellas have been flawed for the past 3,000 years! Now there is a new design!

To answer your rainy day woes, the KAZbrella is here. A modern and innovative take on the conventional umbrella design the KAZbrella closes inside out, is drip free and easy to use.
26 June 2015, 09:15 AM

Rain disrupts city life

Some areas lacking adequate storm drainage in Dhaka goes under water due to day-long drizzling today, causing public suffering as traffic movement gets slow on the submerged roads.
25 June 2015, 12:56 PM

Rain stops Bangladesh’s ascendency

Rain becomes the spoilsport during the second game of the 3-match ODI series between India and Bangladesh at Mirpur Stadium today.
21 June 2015, 13:31 PM

Heavy rains halt train service in Mymensingh

Train service on Mymensingh-Jamalpur route disrupts for three hours as rail tracks went under water in Mymensingh after the city experienced the highest rainfall.
13 June 2015, 08:32 AM

City dwellers gasp in gridlock

In addition to water-logging on some key city roads, vehicles passing through Gulshan-1, Gulshan-2, Rampura, Badda and Baridhara remained stuck for hours as police cleared route for passage of the prime minister.
11 June 2015, 07:54 AM

Nor’wester lashes Dhaka, 4 dists

Nor'wester lashes Dhaka and four other districts.
26 May 2015, 06:37 AM

Rain in the north, heat elsewhere

Mixed weather pattern is prevailing through Bangladesh this summer with rain cooling life back to tugging quilts in the north and baking everyone under heat elsewhere.
21 May 2015, 08:05 AM

Rain brings relief to Dhaka dwellers (video)

After a heat wave, Dhaka city dwellers heave a sigh of relief with a downpour.
15 May 2015, 11:46 AM

‘Dark’ morning rain to begin day (video)

Like any regular day it was a bright sunshine morning. All of a sudden black cloud eclipsed the bright sky and the on came with it rain.
11 May 2015, 05:06 AM

30 farmers dead in 4 days as rain, hail hit north India

Reports from the ground suggest at least 30 farmers have allegedly died of trauma or suicide in the past four days in north India.
7 April 2015, 04:35 AM

Nor’wester beats down heat in Dhaka

A nor’wester hit Dhaka triggering a thunderstorm accompanied with sudden torrential downpour that beat down heat in the city ahead of summer.
1 April 2015, 04:33 AM