Disaster Management

Sylhet floods: Govt allocation inadequate, prices of commodities spiral

People’s sufferings are far from over although floodwaters have receded in Sylhet. Many people returned to their homes but they cannot reconstruct the houses damaged by the flood. Many flood victims ...

We failed Sylhet

Just a few months back Deutsche Welle published a documentary titled ‘How Bangladesh beat Europe at fighting floods’. The same news outlet is covering the devastating flood that submerged most of an ...

Rail communication with Sylhet snapped, train routes changed

Due to the inundation by flood water in the railway station, the rail communication between the Sylhet and the rest of the country has been cut off

Floodwater snaps rail communication in Netrokona

Around 600,000 people have been marooned in six upazilas while another 16,000 took refuge at different shelters

South Africa flood toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing

Police, army and volunteer rescuers on Friday widened the search for dozens still missing five days after the deadliest storm to strike South Africa's coastal city of Durban in living memory as the ...

Climate change drove extreme rain in southeast Africa storms: Study

A string of deadly storms pummelled Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique with more intense rainfall because of climate change, new research found Monday.

'Proud' Tongans determined to rebuild battered homeland after eruption

Tongans said they were determined to rebuild their battered homeland in the wake of last week's devastating eruption and tsunami as a massive clean up continued Saturday in the Pacific kingdom

Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 388

Additional €12m to be provided for Rohingyas, host community: EU

Lenarcic highlighted on the Rohingya crisis and the prospect of the return of the Myanmar nationals to their homeland

UK commits £3.1m aid to minimise impact of disasters in Bangladesh, other countries

UK minister for the Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly has announced a package of new UK support including £1.8 million for "Start Funds" in Bangladesh and Nepal to help national and ...

Indian cabinet approves MoU with Bangladesh on disaster management

Indian cabinet has approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on co-operation in disaster management with Bangladesh

India for implementing MoU with Bangladesh in disaster management

In a letter to his Bangladesh counterpart, Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar, recently wrote that the two countries must implement the memorandum of understanding regarding disaster ...

Meeting for preparations 'Prolonged floods feared in nine districts'

DCs of nine northern districts are instructed to prepare shelter centres so that dwellers can maintain social distance and health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic

Sustainable Development Goals Coastal women need extra healthcare

It is not only the farmer families of Pirojpur who are suffering from the impact of climate change. It is more or less the same in the coastal areas of Barguna, Satkhira and Chattogram

Rehabilitate people of the devastated coastal area

Assistance will first have to be given to the worst affected before anything else.