Bangladesh and Myanmar braced Sunday as an extremely severe cyclone started to hit coastal areas and authorities urged thousands of people in both countries to seek shelter. The outermost band of Cyclone Mocha reached the coast of Myanmar's Rakhine state on Sunday morning, and by afternoon the center of the storm
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IOM prepares Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
Nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the Cox's Bazar camps are bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit the region by Sunday (May 14). To help the refugees and local host communities, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is strengthening camp infrastructure, preparing for medical emergencies, and supporting volunteers
May cross Cox’s Bazar-North Myanmar today
Very severe cyclonic storm Mocha over east central Bay and adjoining area moved North-Northeastwards and intensified further over the same area. It is likely to intensify further, move in a north-northwesterly direction and cross Cox's Bazar-North Myanmar's coast between 6 am to 6 pm on Sunday (May 14), according to Bangladesh
Wind speed at centre rising to 140 kph
The coastal areas are bracing as wind speed at the centre of the severe cyclonic storm 'Mocha' -- which is brewing over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas - is rising and likely to make a landfall in Bangladesh coast on Sunday. According to a Bangladesh Meteorological Department's special
446 cyclone shelters ready as panic grips Bagerhat
As the Cyclonic storm 'Mocha' is brewing over the Bay of Bengal, panic gripped the residents of coastal areas of Bagerhat district due to the vulnerable state of dyke at several points. Residents of Sharankhola, Baleshwar, Pashur in Mongla and Panguchhi in Morelganj upazilas are passing sleepless nights, worrying over when
South Asia at most risk from extreme heat: WB
FNF SA holds webinar on climate change
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF South Asia) organized a webinar recently on ‘Climate Change in South Asia: The Impact on Livelihoods and Mitigation Strategies,’ a press release said. Dr. Bishnu Raj Upreti (Executive Chairperson of Policy Research Institute from Nepal), Syeda Rizwana Hasan (Attorney and Environmentalist from Bangladesh), and
Oil spill in Meghna River threatens environment
Govt implementing project to protect tigers: Shahab Uddin
The government is implementing a three-year project on 'Sundarbans Tiger Conservation Project' with an objective to protect 'Royal Bengal Tiger' of the mangrove forest. "Different programmes including Tiger conservation and research like tiger survey will begin soon under the project," he said. Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin
Dhaka is world’s second most polluted city
Air pollution still remains one of the top most challenges for Bangladesh -- its capital has been ranked as the second most polluted city in the world. On Wednesday, Dhaka's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 190 at 9am. India's Delhi and Kuwait's Kuwait City occupied the first and third spots,