Tag: Floods

Army deployed as floods wreak havoc in Sylhet, Sunamganj

- Times Report -

The government has deployed armed forces in Sylhet and Sunamganj to expedite rescue and relief efforts, as floods wreak havoc in the region. “The main challenge is to rescue people and bring them to safety. The army is working alongside the local government in rescue operations,” Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Mosharrof Hossain

Take quick steps to prevent possible floods

- Kamal Ahmed -

Bangladesh is one of the worst victims of global climate change impacts. On the one hand, climate change is causing excess rainfall before the monsoon here, while on the other hand, most of the country’s rivers and canals are being filled up, causing decline in their navigability. All these are

Floods, landslides hit Rohingya camps hard

- Times Report -

More than 12,000 refugees have been affected, while an estimated 2,500 shelters have been damaged or destroyed by heavy downpours, the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has said. In the last 24 hours alone, over 300mm of rain fell on camps hosting more than 8 lakh Rohingya refugees - nearly half