Bangladesh flood 2017
Tk 117cr rehabilitation programme taken for flood victims: Matia Chowdhury
The government has undertaken a Tk 117 crore rehabilitation programme to assist 6.30 lakh flood affected people in the country, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury says.
Canada provides financial aid for Bangladesh flood victims
Canada says it would give 200,000 Canadian dollars to provide immediate assistance to people in Bangladesh in response to severe flooding caused by monsoon rains.
Education paused
Academic activities of institutions, from primary schools to colleges, in more than a dozen districts have been seriously hampered by the floods.
Python carried by floodwaters rescued in Kurigram
Locals rescue a Python, over three-metre long, which was carried by raging floodwaters in Kurigram Sadar upazila.
Flood threatens the capital
Ravaging the northern and northeastern Bangladesh, flood now threatens the capital as all its surrounding rivers are showing rising trends.
Flood situation improving in northern region
The flood situation has improved across the country as the water level of the major rivers in the northern and central districts have significantly dropped.
Flood hit-families to get food assistance for 3 months: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces to provide food assistance to the flood-affected families of the country for the next three months until the next crops are harvested
Portion of village embankment goes under floodwaters in Tangail
A portion of a village protection embankment goes under floodwaters in the Jamuna river in Kalihati upazila of Tangail.
Flood: Water receding in most northern, central dists; Relief sparse
Even though the water levels in some of the major rivers in the northern and central districts -- Teesta, Dharla and Jamuna -- continue to recede, the sufferings of the flood victims show no signs of easing.
Tk 117cr rehabilitation programme taken for flood victims: Matia Chowdhury
The government has undertaken a Tk 117 crore rehabilitation programme to assist 6.30 lakh flood affected people in the country, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury says.
Canada provides financial aid for Bangladesh flood victims
Canada says it would give 200,000 Canadian dollars to provide immediate assistance to people in Bangladesh in response to severe flooding caused by monsoon rains.
Education paused
Academic activities of institutions, from primary schools to colleges, in more than a dozen districts have been seriously hampered by the floods.
Python carried by floodwaters rescued in Kurigram
Locals rescue a Python, over three-metre long, which was carried by raging floodwaters in Kurigram Sadar upazila.
Flood threatens the capital
Ravaging the northern and northeastern Bangladesh, flood now threatens the capital as all its surrounding rivers are showing rising trends.
Flood situation improving in northern region
The flood situation has improved across the country as the water level of the major rivers in the northern and central districts have significantly dropped.
Flood hit-families to get food assistance for 3 months: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces to provide food assistance to the flood-affected families of the country for the next three months until the next crops are harvested
Portion of village embankment goes under floodwaters in Tangail
A portion of a village protection embankment goes under floodwaters in the Jamuna river in Kalihati upazila of Tangail.
Flood: Water receding in most northern, central dists; Relief sparse
Even though the water levels in some of the major rivers in the northern and central districts -- Teesta, Dharla and Jamuna -- continue to recede, the sufferings of the flood victims show no signs of easing.
‘35% Bangladesh flooded’, over 4m marooned
About 35 percent of Bangladesh has been inundated by the flood caused by onrush of water from upstream and incessant rainfall, affecting over four million people and killing 88. While there has been some improvement up north, the flood situation in the mid region is on the decline.
