No possibility of Cyclone Mandous hitting Bangladesh: BMD

Cyclone Mandous over the Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining area has moved west-northwestwards and intensified into a severe cyclonic storm.
9 December 2022

Deep depression over Bay intensifies into cyclonic storm ‘Mandous’

The deep depression over Southwest Bay and adjoining Southeast Bay moved west-northwestwards and intensified into cyclonic storm 'Mandous' over Southwest Bay and adjoining area.
8 December 2022

5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia's Java

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java today, the United States Geological Survey said, less than a month after another quake in the same province killed more than 300 people.
8 December 2022

5.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and several other parts of the country this morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
5 December 2022

All regions in the world saw water extremes in 2021: UN

All regions of the world saw water extremes last year -- both floods and droughts -- and billions of people had insufficient freshwater, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
29 November 2022

Indonesia quake death toll rises to 310

Hundreds of Indonesians prayed out in the open next to rice paddies and in the streets on Friday, as the death toll from an earthquake that flattened their town in western Java rose to 310.
25 November 2022

Indonesia earthquake: 6-yr-old rescued miraculously after 2 days

A six-year-old boy has been pulled from the rubble of a deadly Indonesia earthquake after spending two days trapped under debris without food or water, in a "miracle" rescue..The dramatic rescue captured on camera Wednesday evening revived hopes that survivors could still be pulled alive f
24 November 2022

'Digging through rubble to find some clothes'

Survivors of an Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 268 people appealed for food and water Wednesday, as rescuers picked through devastated villages with hopes of finding anyone alive fading..The calls for help came as authorities warned that debris from landslides caused by the str
23 November 2022

Power out as 7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands

A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking that hurled items to the ground and knocked out power in parts of the capital Honiara.
22 November 2022

Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Greece’s Crete

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Crete, Greece, early on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
21 November 2022

3 Kurigram villages lost to river erosion

Three villages in Kurigram now exist only on paper as they have been entirely devoured by Dudhkumar river.
19 November 2022

Pirojpur yet to get adequate protection 15 years after Sidr

Fifteen years have gone by since Cyclone Sidr ravaged the coastal belt of Bangladesh. Coastal districts of Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Barishal, Patuakhali, Khulna and Satkhira were among the worst affected.
15 November 2022

River erosion allocation: No reports on beneficiaries yet

Department of Disaster Management (DDM) distributed Tk 50 crore among the victims of river erosion in October 2021 through the Upazila Nirbahi Officers.
13 November 2022

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes Nepal region

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck in Nepal on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
12 November 2022

November 12 Bhola cyclone: A day of horror

Fifty-two years ago today, a terrible cyclone and the resultant tidal surges claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 people in the country’s coastal districts, including Bhola, and caused extensive damage.
12 November 2022

Hurricane Nicol: At least 2 killed in Florida

Tragedy struck after Hurricane Nicole hit the eastern shores of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday morning, with two deaths reported.
11 November 2022

Disasters affect women, children more: speakers

UN Women Bangladesh today (November 9, 2022) launched a storybook titled “From Where I Stand”, paying tribute to the exemplary efforts and leadership of women in tackling climate change-induced disasters from the ground.
9 November 2022

6 dead after powerful earthquake shakes Nepal

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people and destroying multiple houses in the western district of Doti, close to populous towns, officials said.
9 November 2022

Jamuna erosion in Sirajganj: Homes lost, families displaced

Following sudden erosion, at least 20 houses were devoured in the Jamuna river in Chongacha union  of Sirajganj Sadar in the last 24 hours till yesterday afternoon. Besides, more than 30 families were forced to leave their home and take shelters elsewhere fearing similar fate.
1 November 2022

Cyclone Sitrang: 20 Bangladeshi fishermen rescued by Indian Coast Guard

Twenty Bangladeshi fishermen were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) from the sea off Sagar Island near international maritime border line after their boats capsized due to Cyclone Sitrang.
26 October 2022