Hanif Chowkidar, a farmer in Patuakhali’s Galachipa upazila, had planned to cultivate Aman paddy on 5.26 hectares this season. He spent around Tk 22,000 on four maunds (1 maund = 37.32kg) of seed and prepared a seedbed.

Typhoon Noul made landfall in China early Sunday morning, state media reported, lashing a stretch of the southern coast with strong winds and rain in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year

Climate change is rendering Bangladesh’s half-century-old meteorological terminology struggling to keep pace with the ground reality.

Bangladesh met office considers overhauling rainfall classifications

Emergency assistance targets vulnerable households in Banshkhali and Pekua

Croplands, homes, monastery struggle choked by municipal waste in Lemujhiri

The situation in newly flood-hit areas of the country’s northern and northeastern regions may worsen as the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) yesterday warned of flash or short-duration flooding over the next one to two days.

Very heavy rainfall inside Bangladesh and across upstream Indian states has led to rising water levels, it says

Flooding damages 24 km of embankment and destroys crops worth an estimated Tk 30.35 crore

BWDB says river levels are rising and warns of further flooding in low-lying areas

Eight killed in Nagaland, 11 others died in Jammu and Kashmir

Organisation says unplanned development and environmental degradation amplified impact

Residents flee buildings in Guatemala as earthquake rattles the region

BWDB reports widespread water-level rises, with the Meghna, Kirtankhola, Bishkhali and other rivers overflowing danger thresholds

The recent floods in the Chattogram region have caused severe damage to roads, bridges, and culverts, disrupting communication and daily life.

Thousands of chickens, fish fry and paddy fields washed away

As floodwaters continue to recede across the Chattogram region, the scale of the damage and human suffering is gradually becoming clear.

Over 14,000 hectares of cropland damaged; 10,000 ponds and enclosures affected

Agencies should prioritise rescue, relief, healthcare and restoration of damaged infrastructure, he says

Second crossing of the danger level this monsoon prompts fresh flood alert