Cyclone Amphan
How Bangladesh fought twin perils of coronavirus and cyclone: PM writes in Guardian
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, jointly with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen has written an article in The Guardian, saying that Bangladesh can offer lessons for others facing dangers like super cyclone Amphan and Covid-19.
Amphan aftermath: damages in east Sundarbans worth Tk 1.67 crore
Cyclone Amphan causes damages worth Tk 1.67 crore in the eastern part of Sundarbans, under Bagerhat district, according to the Bangladesh Forest Department.
EU announces 1.1m euro to minimise Bangladesh’s Amphan damages
European Union (EU) has decided to provide 1.1 million euro to Bangladesh for helping recover damages triggered by cyclone Amphan last week.
Bangladeshi barge sinks in West Bengal river
A Bangladeshi barge carrying fly ash sank in a river in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district today after hitting a submerged pontoon jetty damaged by cyclone Amphan.
Amphan aftermath: A trail of devastation in Khulna’s Koyra upazila
Cyclone Amphan has devastated Koyra upazila in Khulna district, leaving the marks of its fury at every corner of the upazila.
Cyclone Amphan: ten percent mangoes of the country damaged
One lakh twenty thousand metric tonnes of mango, which amounts to ten percent of the country’s annual production, was damaged in the gusty winds brought by the mighty Cyclone Amphan.
Ctg Port resumes operations
All types of operations including loading, unloading and delivery have resumed at Chittagong Port hours after cyclone Amphan hit the country’s coastal areas yesterday and eventually weakened into a land depression.
Amphan aftermath: 1 crore consumers with no electricity
Around one crore consumers around the country have been out of electricity coverage, following the lashing of Cyclone Amphan.
Amphan floods houses, fish enclosures; destroys WDB embankment in Bagerhat
The embankment of 35/1 polder of Water Development Board (WDB) in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat collapses in many places after being hit by super cyclone Amphan.
Amphan weakens into land depression; Maritime ports asked to lower signal to 3
Maritime ports of Mongla, Payra, Chattogramand Cox’s Bazar have been advised to lower local cautionary signal number to three as cyclone Amphan has weakened into a land depression, said a Met office bulletin.
Cyclone Amphan strikes Bangladesh’s coasts
Extremely severe cyclone Amphan has started crossing Bangladesh’s coastal districts, particularly the nearby areas of Sundarbans, with strong winds of over up to 180km per hour.
Child dies after branch of tree falls during storm
A five-year-old child died this evening while on the way to a cyclone centre in Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali.
Cyclone Amphan: Shipping Ministry opens control room
The Shipping Ministry has launched a control room to deal with various issues centering cyclone Amphan.
Cyclone Amphan: over 24 lakh people evacuated, state minister says
The government has evacuated about 24,08,819 people in coastal districts of the country as super cyclone “Amphan” is likely to make landfall in Bangladesh tonight.
Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in West Bengal
Extremely severe cyclone Amphan today slammed into the coastal districts of West Bengal, India, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. At the time of filing this story, there was no immediate reports of loss of lives.
50 cyclone shelters ready in Cox's Bazar: IOM
Some 50 multipurpose shelters have been prepared, while 256 cyclone preparation programme volunteer units have provided early warning messages to the communities in the Rohingya camps as cyclone Amphan is unlikely to hit Cox's Bazar district.
Cyclone Preparedness Programme leader missing in Patuakhali boat capsize
A leader of a local Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) goes missing after a boat capsized in a canal in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali under the influence of super cyclone storm Amphan.
Amphan approaching with 15ft high storm surge
Amphan, one of the strongest cyclones formed in the Bay of Bengal, is likely to hit Bangladesh’s coast with the maximum storm surge of 15 feet height above normal astronomical tide.
Cyclone Amphan: Ctg port on highest security alert
Chattogram Port has been put on alert number 4 -- its highest security alert -- after the Meteorological Department issued danger signal number nine at the port due to super cyclone Amphan.