Rain will continue the entire day, according to meteorologist

Flight operations resumed at Chattogram Shah Amanat international Airport at 5:00am today amid heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Remal

It will weaken into cyclonic storm within 2-3 hours, says BMD

Cyclone Remal battered the coastal region at wind speeds that might have reached 130kmph, and lost much of its strength while sweeping over the Sundarbans, Met officials said. 

Before the landfall

Ahead of Cyclone Remal's anticipated landfall in the southern coastal regions of Bangladesh, the World Food Programme (WFP) dispatched cash assistance to families most at risk across Khulna and Barishal divisions

Some eight lakh people of coastal areas were evacuated to shelters till this evening, said State Minister of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman

Around 27,000 Rohingyas are at risk of landslides due to the rain influenced by Cyclone Remal

He slipped and fell on the road while going to Napitkhali shelter with his wife on a cycle around 6:30pm

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is constantly monitoring the activities of tackling severe cyclone ‘Remal’..“Over eight lakh people have so far been evacuated to shelter centers as cyclone Remal is approaching the

The eye of the cyclonic storm is scheduled to cross Bangladesh between 12:00-1:00am after which the cyclone is expected to weaken

The Kawar Char went under 5-7ft of water due to a tidal surge

The coastline of Bangladesh has been hammered by cyclones over and over since time immemorial

Leave of officials of all ministries, divisions and subordinate offices have been cancelled to tackle the possible aftermath of Cyclone Remal

Rain with gusty winds batters coastal areas as a peripheral effect of the severe cyclone

Latest updates on severe cyclonic storm Remal

Cox's Bazar and Chattogram seaports asked to hoist danger signal number 9

Panic has gripped the residents of the coastal areas of Bagerhat as Cyclone "Remal" in the Bay of Bengal continues to approach the coast.

There is a region of squally weather (wind speed of 61kmph) in the distant sea where a storm may form.

An additional 222 megawatts could be added to the national grid if only 20 percent of open spaces within eight  Export Processing Zones are utilised for solar installations, according to a study.