30-minute hailstorm ravages 852 hectares of boro in Netrokona
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Magnitude 4.9 quake strikes near India's Silchar, close to Sylhet
7 April 2026, 15:53 PM
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Nor’wester storm disrupts train services in Noakhali
7 April 2026, 12:56 PM
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Six villages flooded, cropland submerged in Mymensingh
31 March 2026, 18:47 PM
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Nor’wester devastates over 750 homes in Naogaon, Bogura
17 March 2026, 00:33 AM
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Flash flood fears grow as dyke works miss deadline in Sunamganj, Netrakona
6 March 2026, 02:32 AM
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'Strongest earthquake in our memory': Satkhira residents recount moments of terror
27 February 2026, 16:20 PM
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7.1 quake jolts eastern Malaysia
23 February 2026, 00:34 AM
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Mild earthquake jolts Sylhet, no damage reported
10 February 2026, 19:03 PM
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Tk 1,268cr project aims to shield haor and Barind livelihoods from climate shocks
6 February 2026, 13:14 PM
Climate crisis
Floods in haor: Forecast gives window to harvest
Farmers in the haors are now busy harvesting Boro paddy as the sky was clear and no flash flood was forecasted anytime soon.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Earth Day 2022: Google doodle shows stark images of climate change
Google today is marking Earth Day 2022 with glaring satellite images of climate change.
22 April 2022, 06:13 AM
Flood-hit farmers in haors: Combine harvesters saving grace for some
As most crop protection levees are on the verge of collapse due to flash floods, haor farmers in the north-eastern districts are harvesting ripe and half-ripe Boro paddy with combine harvesters.
21 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Nor’westers leave 5 dead
Nor’westers lashed many parts of the country, including the capital and its adjacent districts, early yesterday, killing at least five people.
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Nor’westers leave 4 dead in 3 districts
At least four persons were killed as nor'westers lashed Barishal, Chattogram and Manikganj districts this (April 20, 2022) morning.
20 April 2022, 09:00 AM
Flash flood in haors: Harvesting of half-ripe paddy continues
Farmers in haor areas continue to harvest half-ripe Boro fearing more flash floods triggered by torrential rain in the north-eastern districts of Bangladesh and in India’s Meghalaya.
19 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Another haor inundated
Another haor in Sunamganj’s Derai upazila -- Huramandira -- has been inundated after an adjacent levee broke due to excessive pressure of water.
18 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No new surface roads in haor areas
The government has decided to not construct any more surface roads in Haor areas.
18 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Flash floods stalk Sunamganj farmers
Weeks after the first blow of early flash flood, another flood started inundating crops in a haor in Sunamganj yesterday.
17 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Untimely flood ravages croplands in Sirajganj
Hundreds of acres of croplands on the banks of Jamuna in different upazilas of Sirajganj have been flooded by the onrush of waters from the upstream in the last few days.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Flash Flood in Haors: Farmers in despair
Hundreds of farmers in the northeastern region of the country continued to suffer immensely because of the flash flood.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Climate protestors block 4 London bridges, oil terminals across UK
Climate-change protesters snarled traffic by blocking four London bridges on Friday, while other activists continued weeks of demonstrations targeting oil terminals across Britain.
15 April 2022, 15:59 PM
Crops damaged by sudden surge of river water
Boro rice fields in low lying areas of numerous districts in the country’s northwest have been damaged by a sudden rush of water in the region, raising worries of losses due to reduced yields.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Probe body visits four haors
A probe body formed by the Ministry of Water Resources yesterday visited four haors in Sunamganj where farmers suffered crop losses due to early flash flood.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Flood in Haor: Time to focus on long-term solutions
Farmers of Sunamganj, Kishoreganj, Netrakona and Sylhet grow Boro on around 4 lakh hectares every year, but the government has been spending money on the vital levees that protect them on a piecemeal basis.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Nor’wester lashes B’baria damaging 250 houses, crops
More than 250 houses, including a government primary school, were damaged and some crops were damaged as a Nor'wester swept over Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria early today.
11 April 2022, 16:51 PM
Flash floods likely to hit haors in 3 north-eastern districts: Forecast
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) forecasted a flash flood likely to hit haors in three north-eastern districts after a heavy rainfall between April 10 to 17.
10 April 2022, 14:22 PM
Haor recoils in horror
Farmers in the northern region of the country are fearing huge financial loss in this Boro season because of flash floods.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Flash floods hit haor region: Desperate farmers try to save half-ripe crops
The government invests a significant amount of public money to construct and repair levees in the haor areas of the country’s north-eastern districts to protect the Boro harvest from the flash floods.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM
A disaster waiting to happen
The Ratnai Bridge on Lalmonirhat-Mughalhat road in Durakuti area of Sadar upazila has turned risky as it has tilted on the west end.
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM