Sylhet flood
Stop constructing new roads in haor areas: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered the ministry concerned not to construct any new road in haor areas.
European Commission provides € 1.2mn humanitarian aid to Bangladesh amidst flood
The European Commission is providing €2 million in funding for emergency assistance to those affected by the current floods in Bangladesh and India.
Flight operations resume at Sylhet airport
Flight operations at Sylhet Osmani International Airport resumed today (June 23, 2022) after six days of suspension due to the massive flood in Sylhet region.
Businesses can avail flexible loan repayment facility up to Dec
Large industries, SMEs and the flood-hit agriculture sector will enjoy a flexible loan repayment facility up to December this year as Bangladesh Bank yesterday revived the partial loan moratorium amid a deepening economic crisis.
A week on, relief still elusive
At least 42 people have died in the devastating floods that have hit the country’s northern and northeastern districts, while lakhs are stranded as new areas are inundated every day.
Sanitary napkin as a relief item
More and more districts are being flooded in the country, and the affected people are in desperate need of regular relief items. Since a large
Half of flood-hit mobile towers in Sylhet region resumes operation
The mobile network operators have resumed the operation of 989 towers in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona in the last few days after most of the sites became dysfunctional on Thursday and Friday following a power outage due to the floods.
Flood relief operations intensified in remote areas, army says
Bangladesh army has intensified its relief operations for the flood-affected people in Sunamganj through its nine base camps.
Unicef provides emergency relief as 1.6mn children stranded in Bangladesh flood
Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh are in urgent need of help, Unicef has said.
40 lakh people stranded in Sylhet, Sunamganj flood
The flood situation in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts is becoming more severe with time as more than 40 lakh people remain marooned in different upazilas and towns while other areas are on verge of being inundated.
Flood in Sylhet may prevail at least a week, weather experts say
Sufferings of people living in Sylhet division is not going to end soon as the water level will continue to rise for next three days and the flood situation will prevail at least for seven days, according to weathermen.
“Just 2 weeks ago, we faced flash flood and now another blow”
Residents of Chhatak, Bishwambarpur, Tahirpur and Dowarabazar upazilas of Sunamganj and Companiganj, Gowainghat upazilas of Sylhet, including the city corporation areas, are badly affected due to the ongoing heavy rain and flood.
Plane operation at Sylhet airport suspended
Authorities have suspended all aircraft operation at Sylhet’s Osmani International Airport today.
Boro farmers’ capital washed away by rains, floods
Thousands of farmers who lost their paddy this Boro season due to excessive waterlogging amid untimely rain and a labour crisis in the country’s northern region, including eastern Sylhet and Chalan Beel, are worried about the upcoming Aman season as many of them have lost their capital.
Flood batters 657km roads in Sylhet, Sunamganj
Around 657 kilometres of 153 roads in Sylhet and Suamganj have been submerged due to flood as the water of the river Surma and Kushiyara is still flowing above the danger level.
Flash floods hit Sylhet and parts of north
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains since Wednesday inundated parts of Sylhet division yesterday, while the overflowing water from Teesta and Dharla rivers submerged char areas in Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha, disrupting the daily life of tens of thousands of people.
Flood in North, Northeast: Over 1 lakh marooned
Floodwater has stranded over one lakh people in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts, following the inundation in Sylhet region.
Floodwater rises in Sylhet, Sunamganj
Floodwaters rushing down from highlands in India have inundated much of the low lying areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts.
Flood leaves thousands in dire straits
As flood water recedes, thousands of affected families, from two districts in Sylhet division, are returning home only to see their dwellings ravaged by the deluge.
