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What really caused the floods?

In 20 long years, I haven't found anyone who started “anti-India” protests by bringing up floods, till now.

Petrobangla cancels LNG spot cargo deliveries

Bangladesh's Petrobangla has cancelled some spot liquefied natural gas imports after one of the country's two import terminals was damaged during a cyclone, leaving it unable to receive shipments, two industry sources said on Tuesday

The untold agony of Cyclone Remal

The floodwaters left half a million people stranded.

6 Southern Districts: Over 1,250 edn institutions hit hard by ‘Remal’

At least 1,259 educational institutions in six southern districts have been affected by Cyclone Remal, according to education offices.

Cyclone Remal: Coastal people reeling from heavy losses

Dipali Sardar of Gopi Pagla village in Khulna’s Paikgacha upazila used to rear ducks.

Cyclone Remal / Sundarbans saves Bangladesh but pays a heavy price

The Sundarbans, Bangladesh’s “silent protector”, the shield and first line of defense against natural disasters, has once again safeguarded the nation from a cyclone -- Remal.

Why tidal surges were so high

Southern rivers in Bangladesh were already swelling with waters on May 23 due to the full moon’s gravitational dance with the Earth.

Cyclone Remal damages crops on 3,074 hectares in Jashore

Cyclone Remal has damaged crops on 3,074 hectares of land in Jashore while making its way through the district yesterday, according to local Department of Agriculture Extension

Cyclones now last longer

Remal was part of a new trend of cyclones that take their time before making landfall, are slow-moving, and cause significant downpours, flooding coastal areas and cities. 

May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024

Cyclone Remal death toll rises to 10

The death toll from Cyclone Remal, which smashed into low-lying areas of Bangladesh last night, has risen to at least 10 people, with more than 30,000 homes destroyed and tens of thousands more damaged, officials said

May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024

Cyclone disrupts 10,000 telecom towers, millions out of service

Power outage due to cyclone Remal has caused over 10,000 mobile towers or base transceiver stations (BTS) to go out of service, affecting the mobile and internet services of millions of people in the southern districts

May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024

'Remal' weakens into deep depression over Jashore

Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3

May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024

Cyclone Remal completes crossing coast, now lies over Khulna’s Koyra

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

May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024

Remal likely to make landfall between 6pm and 10pm

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

May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024

Cyclone Remal

Latest updates on severe cyclonic storm Remal

May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024

Great danger signal number 10 for Mongla, Payra

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

May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024

Fewer but fiercer since the 90s

Though Bangladesh is experiencing fewer cyclones than in the 1960s, their intensity has increased, a recent study has found.

May 25, 2024
May 25, 2024

Deep depression likely to intensify by this afternoon

'Remal' will turn into severe cyclone, start crossing coast tomorrow night, meteorologists say

December 12, 2023
December 12, 2023

Bangladesh caught up in extreme weather events

Sudden temperature drops in winter, sweltering and frequent heatwaves in summer, poor rainfall during monsoon, and four cyclones marked this year, and the experts blame it on climate change.