Satkania worst hit as 3.5 lakh residents marooned

At least 1000 have been taken to makeshift centres

Perched quietly on a banana plant in Chattogram town, a barn owl, commonly known as Lokkhi pecha in Bangladesh, looks into the camera with its unmistakable heart-shaped face, pale feathers and dark eyes.

Days of relentless monsoon rain have left hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar fearing more landslides and flooding after at least 13 people were killed in rain-related disasters in the camps this week.

Cox’s Bazar recorded the highest death toll, with 19 fatalities

At least 13 refugees have died in rain-triggered landslides after days of relentless monsoon rain

249 lives were lost to natural calamities in that period, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu tells parliament

Fisheries officials warn damage may rise as five days of monsoon rain inundate new areas

Health authorities say Rohingyas are among the dead as days of heavy rain continue to batter the region

Nine points on six rivers cross the danger mark, while flash floods inundate villages and damage cropland

Heavy rain buries houses and raises fears of more slope collapses

Four days of heavy rain and hill runoff have submerged large parts of the district, prompting authorities to open 220 shelters

Heavy rainfall raises fears of landslides and waterlogging

Iqbal Hassan Mahmood says the government is negotiating with private power companies to reduce costs and avoid late payment fees

RRRC says an earlier figure of eight deaths was caused by double-counting during the rescue operation

Nearly 700 people take shelter as heavy rain and hill runoff inundate homes, roads and cropland across district

Over 650mm of rain in 48 hours forces HSC exam postponement, suspends university classes and heightens landslide risks

BMD advises fishing boats and trawlers to remain close to the coast

BMD warns of waterlogging, landslide risks in hilly areas

District administration urges residents and visitors to avoid vulnerable areas during heavy rainfall