A total of 54 people, including six women and seven children, died in the ongoing floods in nine districts until yesterday, the disaster management and relief ministry said in its latest release.

A total of 1.83 crore people in the country have been affected by natural disasters, including cyclones and floods, over the four months from May to August, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Whenever a flood takes place, the full extent of its damage cannot be mostly understood until the water recedes.

Nearly 5,000 flood-affected residents in Kolakopa village of Laxmipur have been completely cut off by water in the ongoing flood.

Relief, rehabilitation efforts largely inadequate

More than 54 lakh affected in 11 districts, says disaster management ministry

Adani Power has refuted reports in the Bangladeshi media that say that the company is supplying costly power to India's neighbouring country, CNBC TV 18 reports

Two streak-throated woodpeckers perched on a tree in Chattogram’s Karnaphuli, having a little chat.

A week into the ongoing flood situation in the country, outbreaks of waterborne disease are being reported from affected districts.

The forest officials today rescued the elephant, whose torture by some rouge men went viral on social media, from Cumilla's Debidwar

The UK government has announced an additional £450,000 (Tk 7 crore) of humanitarian aid to support over 36,000 flood-affected people in eastern Bangladesh, where more than five million people have been affected

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers across the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am today

The extent of devastation from the floods is becoming  visible as the waters are receding.

Student representatives will be appointed to the boards of directors of companies under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, said the concerned ministry’s adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today..He said the secretaries should not hold positions of chairmen of the companie

The Forest Department is trying to rescue the elephant that was shown in a video being tortured by several people near the Fire Service and Civil Defence station in Cumilla's Daudkandi upazila

The government issued a gazette notification cancelling its executive authority to raise power and gas prices without public hearing by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)

Shortens lives in Gazipur, Narsingdi by over 6 years

Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions today, according to BMD latest weather bulletin

Inadequate logistics continue to plague relief distribution along the eastern flank of Bangladesh that has been ravaged by the recent flood. Although the government has allocated food relief and cash -- 20,650 tonnes of rice and Tk 3.52 crore -- many among the 5.6 million flood victims of 11 districts are yet to benefit from it.

Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Farooq-e-Azam today said no new areas have been flooded after India opened 109 gates of Farakka barrage