Flood in Bangladesh 2019
JP for permanent list of flood victims
Jatiya Party (JP) urges the government to make a permanent list of flood-affected people to distribute relief materials among them every year.
Flood-affected roads will be fixed urgently: Quader
Roads which were damaged due to the recent flood across the country will be fixed urgently, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
Water recedes, diseases spread
As floodwater started receding across the country, different kinds of waterborne diseases have begun spreading in some districts.
Floodwater starts receding in Kurigram
The flood situation in Kurigram district has been improving, despite three of its main rivers still flowing above the danger level.
Floods heading to the heartland
The floods, which have been ravaging the north and hilly regions, are now approaching the districts adjacent to the capital from the north.
Flood situation worsens in Manikganj
Flood situation has worsened in Manikganj while in Kurigram flood water has been flowing above the danger level.
Communications disrupted as flood batters roads
Flood has disrupted road and rail communications across the country as roads, bridges and rail tracks in several districts have been damaged or inundat-ed, causing immense suffering to people.
Disaster management ministry to remain open Friday, Saturday
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief will remain open on next Friday and Saturday for overall coordination and supervision of flood situation that has worsened in different districts in last couple of days.
New areas submerged in Sherpur, situation improves in Lalmonirhat
Flood situation has worsened in Sherpur as new char areas and croplands went under water due to the sudden swelling of Old Brahmaputra river while the situation has improved slightly in Lalmonirhat.
Flood ravages croplands, houses
Around 73,400 houses and 36,000 hectares of crops have been damaged by recent floods in 21 districts, causing thousands of people to suffer.
Flood takes heavy toll on schools
At least 2,100 educational institutions, mostly government primary schools, have closed due to severe flooding in 12 districts in a week.