As Dharla erodes, riverbank families fear losing everything
18 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Mild tremor jolts Narsingdi
17 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Update / At least 111 killed after 7.4 quake hits Colombia
10 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Cox’s Bazar landslides kill Rohingya child, disrupt Marine Drive traffic
5 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Japan issues tsunami alert after 7.1-magnitude quake
28 July 2026
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Japan
Village on the brink: River erosion threatens families in Narail
28 July 2026
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Natural Disaster
Rain, floods damaged crops worth Tk 478cr
27 July 2026
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Climate crisis
Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall
26 July 2026
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China
Met office’s old ways mask true extent of rainfall
24 July 2026
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Climate crisis
Warning system struggles to keep pace as climate events intensify
23 July 2026
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Climate action
Commuters suffer as road to ferry terminal goes under water in Bagerhat
The road connecting Bagerhat’s Morrelganj ferry terminal to the main road has been flooded.
8 September 2021
Powerful quake shakes southwest Mexico, one death reported
A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco on Tuesday night, killing at least one man who was crushed by a falling post, and causing rock falls and damaging buildings, authorities said.
8 September 2021
Tidal surge floods nearly 100 villages in Patuakhali
Tidal surge has marooned nearly five thousand families of 100 villages under six upazilas of Patuakhali.
7 September 2021
Low pressure over Bay; maritime ports asked to hoist signal 3
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three as a low pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay and adjoining areas of Bangladesh.
7 September 2021
Rehabilitate climate migrants: Momen tells major carbon emitter countries
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has called upon major carbon emitting countries to rehabilitate "climate migrants" -- displaced from their homes and jobs due to climate change.
7 September 2021
Flood improves in north, worsens down stream
The flood situation has improved in the northern region of the country as the water level in the rivers started receding there, but districts surrounding Dhaka reported the opposite.
5 September 2021
Flood water slowly receding in Sirajganj after 20 days
After 20 days of continuous rise, the Jamuna river’s water level has begun to drop.
5 September 2021
Impact of Six-day Rain in Patuakhali: Seedbed damage triggers Aman seed shortage
Farmers of Aman rice in Patuakhali have been scrambling to find Aman seeds after nearly one-third of Aman seedbeds were damaged during six days of incessant showers in the last week of July in the district.
4 September 2021
Erosion now causing headaches
Erosion by rivers and floodwater have taken a serious turn in at least six districts, rendering several hundred families homeless.
4 September 2021
Jamuna, Padma erosions devour more than 1,000 houses in Manikganj
More than 1,000 houses in Manikganj district have been lost due to erosion as water in Padma, Jamuna and other rivers continue to rise.
4 September 2021
China premier urges major powers to 'take responsibility' for environment
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged major powers to "show responsibility" and play a leading role in improving global environmental governance and addressing such challenges as climate change.
4 September 2021
Marooned, they wait for relief
People in the remote shoals of the Jamuna are suffering immensely for want of drinking water and food.
3 September 2021
Amazon fires surge anew in Brazil as cleared forest burns
Thick smoke billowed above Brazil's Amazon jungle as fire tore through butchered rainforest and discarded trees littered the scorched earth like dead matchsticks, burnt and black.
3 September 2021
20,000 marooned in Nilphamari as Teesta River inundates low lying areas
At least 20,000 people living in different shoals of Teesta River and surrounding low lying areas in Dimla and Jaldhaka upazilas of Nilphamari were marooned as water level in the river started to increase from this morning.
3 September 2021
Brahmaputra flowing above danger level, flooding worsens in Kurigram
The water level of Brahmaputra River was flowing 50 cm above danger level at Chilmari point of Kurigram this morning which has further deteriorated the overall flooding in Kurigram.
3 September 2021
Floods to prolong till mid-Sept
Flood-hit people will continue to suffer a few more days as the floods in low lying areas of 11 districts will not wane until second week of September, said the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (ffwc).
2 September 2021
2 Rohingyas die in lightning strike at Cox’s Bazar, 3 others injured
Two Rohingyas died in a lightning strike in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia early today. Three others were injured in the incident.
2 September 2021
Flood situation worsens in Kurigram, Sirajganj
The flood situation in Kurigram and Sirajganj has deteriorated as Brahmaputra and Jamuna’s water levels are flowing above the danger level this morning.
2 September 2021
Ida's record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 26 dead
Flash flooding killed at least 26 people in the Northeast as remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed torrential rains that swept away cars, submerged New York City subway lines and grounded airline flights, officials said on Thursday.
2 September 2021
Erosion by Jamuna: Jalalpur, a village on verge of disappearance
Residents of Jalalpur village in Sirajganj’s Shahzadpur upazila have been passing days in constant fear over the last couple of months since the mighty Jamuna river took a serious turn at the start of this monsoon and continued devouring most of the homesteads and vast croplands at the village.
1 September 2021