The Met office today recorded a heavy rainfall of 186mm in Sylhet

The thunderstorms and sporadic rainfall during the last week few have been a welcome reprieve for most in the midst of heatwaves that keep coming back and going away

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Mohibbur Rahman said the government has so far estimated the losses caused by Cyclone Remal at Tk 7,000 crore

A seven-member committee has been formed to probe into a recent landslide in which three members of a family were killed in Sylhet

A total of 772 kilometres of roads in eight upazilas of Patuakhali have been badly damaged following the impact of Cyclone Remal, which made landfall on Bangladesh's coast on the night of May 26

Surma River was flowing 44cm above the danger level at Kanaighat point of Sylhet while Kushiyara was flowing 13cm above danger level at Amalshid point in Zakiganj upazila at 3:00pm today

The flood situation in Sylhet has slightly improved since this morning

The flood situation in Sylhet continues to worsen as rivers are swelling due to the onrush of water from upstream, inundating city neighbourhoods and rural areas yesterday.

Despite a drop in the rainfall in Meghalaya, the number of flood-trapped victims continues to rise in Sylhet as 28 of its total 42 wards remain inundated

The flood situation in Sylhet has further worsened owing to incessant rainfall since yesterday and the subsequent onrush of water from upstream, resulting in immense public sufferings.

At least 309 educational institutions in Barguna district, including 144 government primary schools, sustained significant damages in the Cyclone Remal

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, Md Mohibbur Rahman, said yesterday that the ministry has estimated the losses caused by Cyclone Remal at Tk 6,880 crore.

The flood situation in Sylhet is showing signs of improvement with the major rivers marking fall in water level in absence of fresh bouts of rain

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman today said the losses caused by Cyclone Remal was estimated at 6,880 crore by his ministry

A magnitude 5 earthquake jolted a large part of the country today, including Dhaka

A storm has claimed the lives of three people, including two women and a child, in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon early this morning

More areas of Sylhet city are getting flooded.

Over 68 lakh trees covering around 27,300 hectares of forest land have been destroyed by Cyclone Remal in Patuakhali and Barguna, according to the Forest Department.

Cyclone Remal, left over 9,000 acres of grazing land flooded and damaged across 19 cyclone-hit areas.

After a disaster occurs in Bangladesh, discussions and initiatives are planned, which do not last for more than a couple of weeks. However, necessary steps are needed to prevent disaster, said speakers at an event today