Floods in the north-eastern region are taking a heavy toll on education with at least 5,000 primary and secondary schools in 18 districts closed down.

When the floods came this year, it was not just the rice in the paddy fields that were washed away, but also those stored at homesteads -- leaving many in a state of food insecurity.

Nearly five lakh people have faced temporary displacement during recent floods in Sylhet, Sunamganj, and seven other northeastern districts, said a report by a platform for government and non-government humanitarian agencies.

Hundreds of families in the country’s northern region lost their land and houses to river erosion in the last two weeks.

Laki village of Tawakkul union in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila straddles a massive haor, silhouetting the emerald mountains of Cherrapunji.

At least nine more people died due to flooding in different parts of the country in 24 hours till this morning (June 25, 2022), raising the total flood fatalities to 82.

All relief -- government or non-government -- is to be distributed in a coordinated way by committees formed in upazilas and unions of the Sylhet division.

At least five people died due to flooding in different parts of the country in 24 hours till this morning (June 24, 2022), raising the total flood fatalities to 73.

The European Commission is providing €2 million in funding for emergency assistance to those affected by the current floods in Bangladesh and India.

The divisional administration in Sylhet has formed committees in all flood-affected upazilas to facilitate rational distribution of government and non-government reliefs.

The flood situation has started improving in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts as the water level of major rivers is decreasing. However, this has led to a new issue.

The recent floods in northern Bangladesh are now affecting farmers in five districts of the greater Rangpur region as significant amounts of land in the economically disadvantaged area have gone underwater.

Tamanna Khatun, an 11-year-old, was found alone waiting for her parents in their flood-hit home in Sirajganj Sadar upazila’s Kawakhola union.

Thousands of people in 93 unions -- one-third of the total 336 in Sylhet division -- suffer immensely as no humanitarian aid could reach them as yet.

A total of 24 people have died due to flood across the country in the last 24 hours till morning today (June 23, 2022).

The UK has released additional emergency funding of £442,548 (over Tk 5 crore) to support communities affected by the ongoing flood in Sylhet division.

Academic activities of 337 educational institutions – 307 in Kurigram and 30 in Lalmonirhat – have remained suspended for one week due to the ongoing flood.

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.

An estimated 2,000 homes have been destroyed by the deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, and a lack of machinery is hampering a rush to find survivors, a UN envoy said Wednesday.

The death toll from flood in different parts of the country, including the northeastern region, has reached 42 with six more deaths reported in the past 24 hours until this morning (June 22, 2022), said Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).