The government has undertaken a Tk 117 crore rehabilitation programme to assist 6.30 lakh flood affected people in the country, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury says.
Canada says it would give 200,000 Canadian dollars to provide immediate assistance to people in Bangladesh in response to severe flooding caused by monsoon rains.
Academic activities of institutions, from primary schools to colleges, in more than a dozen districts have been seriously hampered by the floods.
Locals rescue a Python, over three-metre long, which was carried by raging floodwaters in Kurigram Sadar upazila.
Ravaging the northern and northeastern Bangladesh, flood now threatens the capital as all its surrounding rivers are showing rising trends.
The flood situation has improved across the country as the water level of the major rivers in the northern and central districts have significantly dropped.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces to provide food assistance to the flood-affected families of the country for the next three months until the next crops are harvested
A portion of a village protection embankment goes under floodwaters in the Jamuna river in Kalihati upazila of Tangail.
Even though the water levels in some of the major rivers in the northern and central districts -- Teesta, Dharla and Jamuna -- continue to recede, the sufferings of the flood victims show no signs of easing.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces to provide food assistance to the flood-affected families of the country for the next three months until the next crops are harvested
A portion of a village protection embankment goes under floodwaters in the Jamuna river in Kalihati upazila of Tangail.
Even though the water levels in some of the major rivers in the northern and central districts -- Teesta, Dharla and Jamuna -- continue to recede, the sufferings of the flood victims show no signs of easing.
About 35 percent of Bangladesh has been inundated by the flood caused by onrush of water from upstream and incessant rainfall, affecting over four million people and killing 88. While there has been some improvement up north, the flood situation in the mid region is on the decline.
Four people die in the inundated areas of Jamalpur, raising the flood toll to 48. Floodwaters continue to inundate fresh areas in Rajshahi and Naogaon while the situation shows signs of improvement in Dinajpur, Sirajganj and Lalmonirhat amid immense sufferings of the flood affected people.
Four people die in Kurigram and Sirajganj while the flood situation has remained unchanged in most northern districts as the rivers were either receding or remained steady.
There will be no food crisis in Bangladesh due to the ongoing flood, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says stressing that the government has the ability to import staples at a higher rate if necessary.
Awami League is mocking with the flood-affected victims, political opposition BNP alleges.
With waters of Teesta receding, the gush from Brahmaputra continues to swell further, according to the latest update on the flood situation of Bangladesh.
At least 165 people have died and thousands have fled their homes as monsoon floods swept across Nepal, India and Bangladesh, officials say, warning the toll could rise as the extent of the damage becomes clear.
