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Floods, education, and uncertainty

The impact of climate change on students in Bangladesh.

Teesta floods bury arable land in sand, leaving farmers devastated

40 unions across 13 upazilas in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Nilphamari are part of the Teesta shoal region

Floods cause Tk 14,421 crore damage in eastern Bangladesh: CPD study

The study highlighted that the damage represents 1.81 percent of the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25

Two dead in Sherpur flash floods

Two people died after being swept away by floodwater in Sherpur last evening

Rethinking Disaster Response: We ignore indigenous knowledge at our peril

Natural disasters such as floods, cyclones, heatwaves, or droughts create vulnerabilities in ecosystems and human life.

Teesta swells; flood risk rises in northern districts

Following incessant rainfall over the past few days, water levels in Teesta and other major rivers are rising, triggering widespread flood concerns in the northern districts.

101 dead in Nepal floods after relentless monsoon rains

The Kathmandu valley recorded 240 millimetres (9.4 inches) of rain in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, the country's weather bureau told the Kathmandu Post newspaper.

Heavy rain worsens Noakhali floods, thousands return to shelters amid relief shortage

Continuous rain on Friday and Saturday worsened the flood situation across eight upazilas of Noakhali district.

Flood aftermath in Akhaura and Cumilla / Fish farmers stare at losses

The recent flood has dealt a heavy blow to fish farmers in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria.

October 21, 2022
October 21, 2022

Will Earth remain inhabitable after 2050?

We need visionary leaders to deal with the impending climate catastrophe.

July 4, 2022
July 4, 2022

5 common monsoon nostalgia moments

Monsoon is a season such that it is beautiful and miserable at the same time. Beautiful for the people who know and can feel the essence of raindrops, the wholesomeness of the misty weather and the rejoice in making memories under the gloomy skies. Miserable for those who are forced to go places by the flooded roads, for those with internal sorrows that comes to life as thunderstorms strike, and of course the underprivileged or victims of floods! And yet, monsoon nostalgia can be a book that holds our fondest memories. We all have our personal favourites when it comes to monsoon nostalgia moments. Here are the 5 most commonly loved and reminisced monsoon nostalgia moments.

June 29, 2022
June 29, 2022

Inner Wheel Club of Dhaka Uptown making a difference

With a vision to improve the lives of the underprivileged, Inner Wheel Club (IWC) of Dhaka Uptown strives to restore harmony by establishing women’s rights, ensuring maternity healthcare, fighting poverty and diseases, providing education, and much more.

June 24, 2022
June 24, 2022

European Commission provides € 1.2mn humanitarian aid to Bangladesh amidst flood

The European Commission is providing €2 million in funding for emergency assistance to those affected by the current floods in Bangladesh and India.

June 22, 2022
June 22, 2022

Flood victim rescued by navy gives birth to baby boy

A stranded flood victim gave birth to a baby today, a day after she was rescued by Bangladesh Navy from the northeastern part of the country.

June 21, 2022
June 21, 2022

Natural disasters 2015-2020: Loss, damage rise tenfold

Household loss and damage due to natural disasters saw nearly tenfold increase in 2015-2020 compared to that in 2009-2014, says a report of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

June 19, 2022
June 19, 2022

“Padma Bridge a blessing, will enable fast assistance during flood”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 19, 2022) said inauguration of the Padma Bridge will come as a blessing for people of the southern region, as they will get quick assistance during natural disasters.

June 18, 2022
June 18, 2022

After half a day of outage, power returns to parts of Sylhet

Due to the flooding of water at Kumargaon 133/32 KV grid sub-station in Sylhet, power lines were cut off all over Sylhet from 12:30 pm today (June 18, 2022).

June 18, 2022
June 18, 2022

How did the flood situation worsen so fast?

Will we be able to handle it if the flood situation worsens further?

June 18, 2022
June 18, 2022

Over 72% of Sylhet division under water

More than 72 percent of Sylhet division is under water. Out of four districts in Sylhet division – 89 percent area of Sunamganj, 72 percent of Sylhet, 70 percent of Habiganj, and 50 percent of Moulvibazar was submerged.