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China defends construction of Brahmaputra dam, allays India and Bangladesh concerns, assures no negative impact on downstream ...
Nearly 5 million people are impacted by the floods in Bangladesh, and at least 18 people have been killed – but there are fears that number could rise much higher as the flood waters recede.
Flooding and erosion by the Padma river, Bangladesh, seen Aug. 24, 2014, has resulted in many people losing their homes and their land. (Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/Zuma Press) ILLUSTRATION: Zuma Press ...
The hidden death toll of flooding in Bangladesh sends a grim signal about climate and health New research links more than 150,000 infant deaths to 30 monsoons in the South Asian country ...
This screengrab taken from a video shows flooding in Noakhali district, Bangladesh on August 21, 2024. Joy Bhuiyan “(Indian Prime Minister Narendra) Modi is totally responsible for this.
Authorities in Bangladesh are on their toes as at least 59 people have died in the floods that have affected lakhs in 11 districts of the country, officials said on Saturday. Bangladesh's disaster ...
In Bangladesh’s Zakiganj, people were seen fishing on submerged roads and some residents took their cattle to flood shelters. Bus driver Shamim Ahmed, 50, told AFP, “My house is under waist ...
Bangladesh is known as the land of rivers and flooding, despite almost all of its water originating outside the territory.
Severe flooding has forced the evacuation of millions in China and displaced entire communities in Bangladesh as relentless torrential downpours accompany the summer monsoon. Up to a third of ...