Cyclone Sitrang started crossing Bangladesh territory from this evening.
A rickshaw-puller has been crushed to death in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area after a wall collapsed due to squally weather and gusty wind owing to Cyclone Sitrang.
A woman died after being hit by a falling branch of a tree at Lohagar upazila of Narail this (October 24, 2022) noon caused by speedy wind as the Cyclone Sitrang is heading towards Bangladesh.
Coastal districts along with capital Dhaka have been experiencing torrential rains owing to the effects of Cyclone Sitrang.
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) today directed the authorities concerned to use all secondary schools and colleges as temporary shelters in Cyclone Sitrang hit areas.
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman has said that the army, navy and the Coast Guard members will evacuate people from hard-to-reach areas as cyclone Sitrang is heading towards Bangladesh.
Coastal districts, capital Dhaka and most parts of Bangladesh have been experiencing torrential rains owing to the effects of Cyclone Sitrang.
Power Division has asked all it's subordinate bodies -- in power transmission and distribution segments -- to open control rooms in their respective offices as Cyclone Sitrang approaches.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is monitoring developments centering cyclone Sitrang round the clock and giving necessary instructions to the government officials to minimize possible loss of lives and properties.
Cyclone ‘Sitrang’ will lash in land this evening (October 24, 2022) and its Center will hit around 6am tomorrow (October 25, 2022), said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman.