As the massive floods in Bangladesh affected nearly 1.8 million people and resulted in five deaths, rumors began circulating, falsely blaming India’s opening of the Dumbur Dam on the Gumti River ...
Flooding in 12 districts of Bangladesh has affected more than 4.5 million people, adding to the pressure on the interim government led by Nobel laurate Muhammad Yunus, which is grappling with a ...
At least seven people have been killed and several others injured as torrential rains caused severe flooding and landslides in Bangladesh. These people died in two separate landslides in Bangladesh's ...
Exploring the physical and human causes of flooding in Bangladesh, including climate change. It then explores the social, economic and environmental impacts of this flooding through the personal ...
Cyclone Sidr struck south east Bangladesh turning millions of lives upside down and killing thousands. Many survivors were left struggling for basic necessities such as tents, rice, drinking water ...
GUWAHATI, India: Six people have been killed in floods precipitated by torrential rains across northeast India and neighbouring Bangladesh that inundated the homes of more than a million others ...
“The salinity front is just going up and up and up,” said Mashfiqus Salehin, a professor at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology’s Institute of Water and Flood Management.
Bangladesh is one of Asia's poorest countries and suffering some of the worst effects of climate change. Cyclones, floods and other disasters have led millions to lose their homes and become ...
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday emphasized the need for collective action to restore Bangladesh's endangered rivers. "Restoring rivers is challenging, but it is possible. And we must ...
As climate change accelerates, Bangladesh faces worsening threats from cyclones, floods, and rising sea levels, displacing ...
Unfortunately, many of these long-term responses are difficult to pay for and maintain. They are not always successful and don't always help enough people.
The government of Japan has extended its support to flood-affected communities in eastern Bangladesh by providing the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with $3.2 million in assistance.