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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. 

October 23, 2023
October 23, 2023

4 websites to track Cyclone Hamoon LIVE

As Cyclone Hamoon brews in the Bay of Bengal, threatening the coastal regions of Bangladesh, it's essential to stay informed and prepared. With technology playing an ever-increasing role in weather forecasting and information dissemination, here are four websites that provide real-time tracking and information on the storm's progress:

May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023

Cyclone Mocha: Water vessel movement resumes

A day after cyclone Mocha made landfall, movement of all types of water vessels resumed across the country this morning

May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023

Rough sea in St Martin’s as wind grows stronger

Under the influence of Cyclone Mocha, winds are getting stronger in St Martin's Island

May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023

Mocha wind speed to go up 240 kmph

The Indian Met Department today forecast that extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha was likely to gather more power later in the early hours today with a wind speed increasing to 210 to 220km per hour gusting up to 240km per hour

May 13, 2023
May 13, 2023

Mocha likely to cross Cox’s Bazar-Myanmar’s north coast by Sunday evening

The extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha -- over east central Bay and adjoining area — is likely to intensify further, move in a north-northwesterly direction and cross Cox's Bazar-Myanmar's north coast by 6:00pm on Sunday

May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023

Mocha may turn into a super cyclone

Mocha may turn into a cyclonic storm today and it may make landfall in Cox’s Bazar and Myanmar coasts on Sunday, the Met office has said.

May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023

4 websites to track Cyclone Mocha in real-time

Here's how you can track the path of the cyclone and stay alert.

May 7, 2022
May 7, 2022

Preparations underway at Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar to tackle Cyclone Asani

Cox's Bazar District Administration has taken preparations in advance to ensure safety of Rohingyas in the refugee camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar as there is a forecast of cyclone "Asani" under the influence of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.

May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022

India's Odisha alerts of possible cyclone over Bay of Bengal

The government of the eastern Indian state of Odisha today sounded an alert of a possible cyclone over the Bay of Bengal as a cyclonic circulation over South Andaman Sea and neighbourhood persisted and could result in a depression with a wind speed of up to 75km per hour by May 8.

May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019

‘Fani’ more furious now

“Fani”, now classified as a “very severe cyclonic storm”, intensified further, the Met office said yesterday afternoon.