Dwoha Chowdhury

Tourism in turmoil

The tourism sector of Bangladesh has been hit hard by the 2024 national elections, unfavourable weather, recurring floods and anti-discrimination movement in the current year compared to last year, as people are unwilling to travel for fear of violence.

1w ago

Picking up the pieces

With water levels receding, hundreds of people in Sylhet are returning to their homes from shelter centres. Many have begun rebuilding their damaged houses.

3m ago

Floods In Sylhet: Farmers count the losses

As soon as the second wave of flash floods hit Sylhet in the early hours of June 17, Moklisur Rahman, a fish farmer in Gowainghat upazila, knew he was going to lose all his fish, which he had worked very hard to raise in his three ponds.

3m ago

Floods in Sylhet: Thousands in dire need of relief

With the waters receding in some areas, the flood situation in the Sylhet region started showing signs of improvement yesterday.

3m ago

Sylhet floods worsening

The flood situation in Sylhet has been deteriorating fast with the rivers inundating vast tracts of land and upending the lives of millions.

3m ago

1.6m marooned in Sylhet flood

Eid has not brought joy to many in the Sylhet region as homes of more than 1.6 million people were flooded and nearly 30,000 had to move to shelter centres.

3m ago

Rise in ‘extreme rainfall’ behind flash floods in Sylhet

A recent research paper has identified single-day extreme rainfall events as the primary cause of recurring flash floods and waterlogging in the Sylhet region. The study found that climate change has significantly increased the frequency of these heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh and northeast India.

3m ago

Flash floods maroon 5 lakh people in Sylhet

More than five lakh people in Sylhet remain marooned as flash floods hit five upazilas. The floods were triggered by heavy rains in the border areas of the district and India’s Meghalaya.

4m ago
September 27, 2024
September 27, 2024

Tourism in turmoil

The tourism sector of Bangladesh has been hit hard by the 2024 national elections, unfavourable weather, recurring floods and anti-discrimination movement in the current year compared to last year, as people are unwilling to travel for fear of violence.

June 24, 2024
June 24, 2024

Picking up the pieces

With water levels receding, hundreds of people in Sylhet are returning to their homes from shelter centres. Many have begun rebuilding their damaged houses.

June 23, 2024
June 23, 2024

Floods In Sylhet: Farmers count the losses

As soon as the second wave of flash floods hit Sylhet in the early hours of June 17, Moklisur Rahman, a fish farmer in Gowainghat upazila, knew he was going to lose all his fish, which he had worked very hard to raise in his three ponds.

June 22, 2024
June 22, 2024

Floods in Sylhet: Thousands in dire need of relief

With the waters receding in some areas, the flood situation in the Sylhet region started showing signs of improvement yesterday.

June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024

Sylhet floods worsening

The flood situation in Sylhet has been deteriorating fast with the rivers inundating vast tracts of land and upending the lives of millions.

June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024

1.6m marooned in Sylhet flood

Eid has not brought joy to many in the Sylhet region as homes of more than 1.6 million people were flooded and nearly 30,000 had to move to shelter centres.

June 16, 2024
June 16, 2024

Rise in ‘extreme rainfall’ behind flash floods in Sylhet

A recent research paper has identified single-day extreme rainfall events as the primary cause of recurring flash floods and waterlogging in the Sylhet region. The study found that climate change has significantly increased the frequency of these heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh and northeast India.

May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024

Flash floods maroon 5 lakh people in Sylhet

More than five lakh people in Sylhet remain marooned as flash floods hit five upazilas. The floods were triggered by heavy rains in the border areas of the district and India’s Meghalaya.

May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024

Blogger Ananta Murder: Family still awaits closure

The ageing mother of slain blog writer Ananta Bijoy Das, who was killed by Islamist militants nine years ago, is still waiting for closure.

April 27, 2024
April 27, 2024

Boro Harvest: Good yields bring joy to haor farmers

Farmers in Sunamganj are passing busy days harvesting Boro paddy, which is their staple crop.