Study reveals high flood exposure risk for slum dwellers in Global South, urging equitable flood adaptation strategies.

The combined effects of a depression over the Bay of Bengal and the new moon could trigger higher-than-usual tidal surges, ...

Generally, if 44 to 88mm of rain is recorded in 24 hours, it is called heavy rain, and if more than 88mm of rain is recorded, ...

Several coastal areas of Chandpur district were flooded on Friday following a sharp rise in the water level of the Meghna River, caused by a low pressure over the Bay of Bengal.

Heavy rainfall and upstream onrush have caused the water level in the Teesta River to rise again, with forecasts suggesting ...

Because of already existing gender inequalities, women in Bangladesh are among the most vulnerable groups during and after natural disasters ...

Close to 900 million people across the Global South live in densely packed urban slums, which often sit in floodplains. A new study finds that one in three slum dwellers is at risk of "disastrous" ...

Water levels in several western rivers — including the Mahananda, Karatoa, Upper Atrai, Jamuneswari, Tangon, and Punarbhaba — are also expected to rise over the next three days.

The government is taking steps to implement a Tk 7,340 crore project to build flood control embankments along the Muhuri, Kohua, and Silonia rivers in Feni through the Bangladesh Army, said Disaster ...