THE vulnerabilities of Bangladesh鈥檚 coastal infrastructure were again exposed during Cyclone Remal. Reports on Bagerhat revealed that, out of 338 kilometres of embankments, only 65 kilometres in Sarankhola and Morrelganj have been constructed sustainably. Alarmingly, 16 kilometres remain vulnerable, including 8 kilometres highly vulnerable...
The government has so far estimated the losses caused by cyclone Remal at Tk聽7000 crore, said state minister for disaster management and relief Md Mohibur Rahman on Wednesday...
The United Kingdom is providing 拢500,000 or Tk 7.5 crores of vital humanitarian assistance to communities affected by Cyclone Remal in southwestern Bangladesh....
State minister for disaster management and relief Md Mohibur Rahman on Sunday said that the losses caused by cyclone Remal was estimated at 6,880 crore by his ministry...
Three fishermen have been missing in Satkhira since the day before cyclone Remal struck the coast on May 26, according to their family members.
PUBLIC sufferings during Eid holidays have always been a concern. It appears that the sufferings will be even graver this Eid-ul-Adha as about 83 kilometres of highway and road stretches have been damaged in areas that were hit by Cyclone Remal...
The death toll of animals from the flooding in the Sunderbans has climbed to 100 after cyclone Remal hit the world鈥檚 largest mangrove forest on Sunday....
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday flew by a helicopter over Mathbaria and Pathorghata areas in Patuakhali district to get a bird鈥檚 eye view of the devastation caused by this week鈥檚 Cyclone Remal...
In a bid to assist the poor people in the coastal districts of the country devastated by the cyclone Remal, BRAC and BRAC Bank PLC have announced setting up a relief fund of Tk 10 crore...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will visit cyclone Remal-hit areas in Kalapara of Patuakhali on Thursday...
Chattogram city dwellers continued to suffer on Tuesday due to water stagnation caused by Monday鈥檚 heavy rainfall triggered by cyclone Remal that submerged most areas in the port city...
THE impact of climate change included an increased number of cyclones and tropical storms, but the government鈥檚 preparedness falls behind in addressing the situation. An immediate report on losses of lives, public sufferings and the extent of damage that Cyclone Remal caused...
Launches operating on inland waterways from Dhaka resumed at 12:00pm on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the warning signal issued by the BMD after the influence of cyclone Remal weakened...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality has turned 鈥榞ood鈥� on Tuesday due to the incessant rain triggered by cyclone Remal...
A fire service worker lost his life while cutting uprooted trees on a road in the Alutila area of Khagrachari on Monday night...
Chattogram experienced heavy rainfall since Monday morning, triggered by cyclone Remal, resulting in low-lying areas of the city submerged under water...
Thousands of people from all walks of life, mostly school going children and office goers suffered immensely from water stagnation in the capital on Monday due to heavy rainfall following the cyclone Remal...
As Cyclone Remal hit the coastal areas of Bangladesh, over 8.4 million people, including 3.2 million children, are at high health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety risks, according to UNICEF...
The cyclonic storm Remal which made landfall in Bangladesh鈥檚 coastal area on Sunday night has so far damaged 1,50,457 houses and claimed lives of 10 people, state minister for disaster management and relief, Md Mohibur Rahman, said on Monday....
Dhaka experienced heavy rainfall triggered by cyclone Remal, resulting in waterlogging in different parts of the capital city of Bangladesh....
Severe cyclonic storm 鈥楻amel鈥� affected four lack people, damaging 50,000 homesteads, uprooting trees, breaking electric and telephone poles, causing a wind-driven surge inundating a vest area of Sundarbans and embankments in low-lying regions, an official said....
The Election Commission on Monday postponed the elections to 19 out of 109 upazila parishads in the third phase of the elections slated for May 29 in the context of the devastation caused by cyclone Remal...
Power supply to 2.22 crore consumers of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board, out of its total 3.58 crore, has been suspended following the landfall of cyclone Remal on Sunday...
Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport resumed all the flight operations at about 5:00am on Monday after the flight operation remained halted since Sunday afternoon amid heavy rain due to cyclone Remal...
Vast swathes of the southern coastal region lay swamped by Sunday afternoon as the frontal part of severe cyclonic storm Remal started making landfall, dragging the ocean along, raising all coastal rivers above their danger marks, and causing light rain...
The coastal district of Khulna is experiencing gusty wind and rain due to the influence of cyclonic storm Remal that made landfall in the country Sunday afternoon....
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Saturday morning issued danger signal number seven for two of its maritime ports鈥擯ayra and Mongla as severe cyclonic storm Remal churn towards聽 Bangladesh and West Bengal coasts moving northward amid forecasts of making landfall Sunday afternoon....
Millions of people are in the path of cyclonic storm Remal, the first storm brewed in the Bay of Bengal this year, as it churned towards聽 Bangladesh and...
State minister for disaster management and relief Md Mohibur Rahman on Saturday said that cyclonic storm Remal is projected to make landfall in the coastal regions of Satkhira in Khulna and Cox鈥檚 Bazar in Chattogram by Sunday evening...