Flood death toll now 137 as one more dies

One more person died due to floods across the country in the 24 hours till this morning (August 3, 2022).
3 August 2022, 13:37 PM

Bangladesh sees lowest July rain in 41 years

While monsoon is supposed to be at its peak in July, the country witnessed less than half the average rainfall during the month this year.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Thousands evacuate homes as Teesta flows 25cm above danger level in Lalmonirhat

Thousands of people in low-lying areas under the Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat, adjacent to Teesta Barrage, have left their homesteads this (August 1, 2022) evening as the Teesta River water has been flowing 25cm above the danger level due to the onrush of water from upstream.
1 August 2022, 16:41 PM

Earthquake of 5.6 magnitude jolts Pakistan

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
31 July 2022, 16:21 PM

Flood death toll now 135 as one more dies

One more person died due to floods across the country in the 24 hours to Sunday morning.
31 July 2022, 14:02 PM

Lightning kills farmer, teen in Lalmonirhat, Chapainawabganj

Two people were dead in separate incidents of lightning strikes during rain in Lalmonirhat and Chapainawabganj districts today (July 30, 2022).
30 July 2022, 15:19 PM

1.5 crore more at flood risk

In less than two decades, the number of people exposed to flood risks rose by 1.5 crore, around nine percent of the country’s population, due to human settlements and infrastructural developments in floodplains, says a study.
30 July 2022, 02:30 AM

Flood death toll now 134 as 3 more die: DGHS

Three more people died due to floods across the country in the 24 hours till this morning (July 29, 2022).
29 July 2022, 16:04 PM

Flood-hit victims of Hakaluki haor still in distress

Noorjahan Begum and her three children have been living in a flood shelter for almost a month since their house on Hakaluki Haor in Moulvibazar district was battered by high tides.
27 July 2022, 19:51 PM

4 dead as powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Philippines

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.
27 July 2022, 11:51 AM

Flood death toll now 131

The death toll from floods in the country rose to 131 with two more deaths in Lalmonirhat district in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
26 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Flood death toll now 131: DGHS

The death toll from floods in the country rose to 131 with two more deaths in Lalmonirhat district in 24 hours till this morning (July 26, 2022).
26 July 2022, 12:14 PM

Over Tk 86,811cr lost to floods

The recent devastating floods in 18 north and northeastern districts caused damages worth over Tk 86,811 crore, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman said yesterday.
25 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Floods over, not the struggles

It has been around a month since flood waters began receding across Sylhet division.
23 July 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Landslide took away everything we had’

A two-decimal land at the bottom of a hill.
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM

282 killed in weeklong rains, flashfloods in Pakistan

The death toll from five weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods jumped to at least 282 in Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, as the latest downpours continued lashing the impoverished country.
21 July 2022, 15:46 PM

Emergency services battle wildfires across southern Europe

Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as warnings sounded in London after Britain's hottest day that the fight against climate change needed to be stepped up.
20 July 2022, 16:41 PM

“Unplug appliances to save power”: France urges holidaymakers

The French government urged citizens on Wednesday to make the effort to save energy in the face of record high oil and gas prices, including by cutting wifi routers when heading off on holiday.
20 July 2022, 15:37 PM

Death toll from flood now 126: DGHS

Death toll from the devastating flood in the country rose to 126 with another death in Moulvibazar district in 24 hours, till this morning (July 20, 2022).
20 July 2022, 12:10 PM

Flood death toll rises to 121: DGHS

The death toll from the devastating floods in the country rose to 121 today (July 16) with two more deaths reported in Sylhet district in past 24 hours till this morning.
16 July 2022, 11:57 AM