Downpours drench homeless survivors of Myanmar quake
Heavy rains have lashed the Myanmar region stricken by last month鈥檚 earthquake, aid officials said Wednesday, drenching homeless survivors and bogging down relief efforts...
Tags : rains
BMD predicts rains in parts of Bangladesh
Rains may lash parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Sunday...
BRAIN ROT: Social media is rewiring human brains
WHY does time pass so quickly while searching for one specific piece of information on an electronic device? Time passes unnoticed in a never-ending cycle of marathon-like scrolling. One app leads to another in an endless loop, especially when a notification pops up, diverting attention to yet another platform before returning to the original task. The...
Daily intercity trains on Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route from Feb 1
Starting February 1, Bangladesh Railway will introduce permanent intercity train services on the Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route, with two pairs of trains running daily...
Unattended level crossings continue to cause death
CASES of trains ramming vehicles on the level crossing, leaving people dead, hardly appear to be ending even after a noticeable number of such accidents. At least seven died after a train had hit a battery-powered auto-rickshaw at Burichang in Cumilla on November 26. Railway authorities say that the level crossing was unauthorised and unattended. In a business-as-usual move, a committee was formed...
Trial run of trains on Jamuna rail bridge
Two trains ran on trial basis on the under-construction Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the River Jamuna for the first time on Tuesday...
Heavy rains lash Spain after deadly floods
Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country Wednesday, two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than 200 people...
BMD forecasts rains across Bangladesh in next 24hrs
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions, including Dhaka, of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Sunday...
Rains submerge 26 villages in Jashore, 8,500 stranded
Incessant rains for the last couple of days have flooded homesteads, cropland and fish enclosures, rendering around 8,500 people of 26 villages in Abhaynagar upazila marooned...
BMD forecasts rains across Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast rain or thundershowers in eight divisions, including Dhaka, in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Thursday...
Monsoon floods in Gujarat kill 28
Intense monsoon rains and floods in India鈥檚 Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said...
BMD predicts light to moderate rains across Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted light to moderate rains across the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am...
300 tourists stranded in Sajek due to flash flood
At least 300 tourists have been stranded in Sajek due to the suspension of road communication caused by flash floods and torrential rains.
2,40,000 evacuated in China rainstorms
Nearly a quarter of a million people were evacuated in eastern China as rainstorms lashed swathes of the country and caused the Yangtze and other rivers to swell, state media reported on Wednesday...
Holidaymakers suffer as trains run late
Journey of the holidaymakers from Dhaka and its adjacent areas to different districts began on Wednesday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha amid schedule disruptions of the trains...
Engine shortage suspends Ctg-Cox鈥檚 Bazar train service
Due to shortage of engines, the regular train service on the Chittagong-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route has been suspended for an indefinite period from today...
BMD predicts rains in Dhaka, six other divisions in 24hrs
Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast rain or thundershowers in seven divisions, including Dhaka and Chattogram in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Tuesday...
Dubai in chaos after record rains in 75 years
Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and its major airport was in chaos as the Middle East financial centre remained gridlocked on Wednesday, a day after the heaviest rains on record.
Scores of flights delayed, diverted as Dubai reels from floods chaos
Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financial centre reeled from record rains.