Flash Floods
Flood deals a blow to peanut cultivation
Severe flash floods across Rangpur division since mid-June have dealt a blow to peanut cultivation in the region.
Around 800 tourists stuck in Sajek due to flash floods
Says head of local cottage owners' association
Pakistan's fate in balance as wet outfield delays USA v Ireland match
Should the Group A game be abandoned, the USA would qualify for the Super Eights stage, along with group leader India, while Pakistan and Ireland would be eliminated.
Teesta flooding should be a wake-up call
Bangladesh must push India to sign the treaty
Heavy rains to cause flash floods again
The country’s northern and northeastern regions may witness flash floods in the middle and at the end of this month due to heavy rainfall.
Flash floods hit North, hill dists
Many areas in the country’s northern, north-eastern and hilly regions have been inundated by flash floods, causing thousands of people to suffer.
Flash floods hit Sylhet and parts of north
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains since Wednesday inundated parts of Sylhet division yesterday, while the overflowing water from Teesta and Dharla rivers submerged char areas in Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha, disrupting the daily life of tens of thousands of people.
Boro Harvest: SMILES in HAOR
In 2017, the shock was overwhelming for Chan Mia -- he lost all the Boro paddy grown on seven acres of land to flash floods. The next year, the paddy he cultivated on three acres was damaged. This time it was pest attack.
Early flash floods in the haor region: A new normal?
A flash flood in early April of 2017 devastated the boro crops in six haor districts that were worth Tk 13,000 crore (Kaler Kantha, July
Floods affect over 5 lakh
Scarcity of drinking water and food has further aggravated the situation in the flood-hit regions of Sylhet.
Rice prices soar amid flash floods
Flash floods in the greater Sylhet region have taken its toll on farmers and created a shortage of paddy for small to medium-sized rice mills.
Flash floods hit veg fields
Around five hectares of vegetable land have gone under water in Rajarhat and Sadar upazilas of Kurigram in the last two days as sudden floods hit the two upazilas.
Farmers in northeastern Bangladesh in trouble
Flash floods triggered by heavy rain and hailstorms have damaged Boro paddy massively in the haor areas of Sunamganj and Sylhet.
40 Sylhet schools suspend classes
Academic activities at 40 primary schools in Gowainghat and Jointapur upazilas of Sylhet have remained suspended for the last week as the institutions are still under floodwater.