A rest house turned cyclone shelter in Patuakhali's Kuakata upazila, under the jurisdiction of the Local Government Engineering Department, lies in a state of disrepair, raising concerns regarding safety of hundreds of locals, including children, and tourists, amid heightened risk of cyclones and other natural disasters in monsoon
Fish enclosures are being set up by clearing reserve forestland in Barguna’s Taltali upazila, allegedly in collusion with some forest officials, according to locals
New erosion has been reported in the Padma Bridge project area, putting the main protection embankment at Naowdoba in Shariatpur’s Jajira end at risk.
Major 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of South America
In the Savar Police Station area, the storm lasted for 20 minutes -- from 6:30pm to 6:50pm -- but in Ashulia, gusty winds, hail, and thunder persisted intermittently for nearly two hours, from 6:30pm to 8:15pm
Bangladesh has sent the second package of emergency medicines and relief supplies to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar
"We tried everything to save her," said one of the medical team, but she had lost too much blood from having a leg amputated to free her.
Ravaged by four years of civil war, Myanmar is ill-prepared to cope with the destruction brought by Friday's massive earthquake
A rest house turned cyclone shelter in Patuakhali's Kuakata upazila, under the jurisdiction of the Local Government Engineering Department, lies in a state of disrepair, raising concerns regarding safety of hundreds of locals, including children, and tourists, amid heightened risk of cyclones and other natural disasters in monsoon
Fish enclosures are being set up by clearing reserve forestland in Barguna’s Taltali upazila, allegedly in collusion with some forest officials, according to locals
New erosion has been reported in the Padma Bridge project area, putting the main protection embankment at Naowdoba in Shariatpur’s Jajira end at risk.
Major 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of South America
In the Savar Police Station area, the storm lasted for 20 minutes -- from 6:30pm to 6:50pm -- but in Ashulia, gusty winds, hail, and thunder persisted intermittently for nearly two hours, from 6:30pm to 8:15pm
Bangladesh has sent the second package of emergency medicines and relief supplies to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar
"We tried everything to save her," said one of the medical team, but she had lost too much blood from having a leg amputated to free her.
Ravaged by four years of civil war, Myanmar is ill-prepared to cope with the destruction brought by Friday's massive earthquake
The isolated country's ruling junta made a rare plea for international aid after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck central Myanmar
The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 yesterday as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.
