Views Bangladesh Logo
author image

VB Desk, International

VB Desk, International
Nepal floods: 13 bodies recovered in Uttar Pradesh
Nepal floods: 13 bodies recovered in Uttar Pradesh

Nepal floods: 13 bodies recovered in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district has recovered 13 bodies from the river so far, as bodies continue to flow into India's Uttar Pradesh through the Narayani-Gandak river system due to devastating floods and flash floods in Nepal, officials said. Of the 13, six are men and seven are women.

World leaders participating in SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan
World leaders participating in SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan

World leaders participating in SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan

The annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has started in the Central Asian country Kyrgyzstan on the completion of 25 years of its establishment. More than a dozen top leaders of the world including President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping are participating in this summit that started on Monday (August 31).

933 still trapped in hydropower project tunnels in Nepal
933 still trapped in hydropower project tunnels in Nepal

933 still trapped in hydropower project tunnels in Nepal

More than 900 workers and engineers have been trapped in the tunnels of various hydropower projects of Nepal after the devastating flood in the Himalayan border region. The operation to rescue them has been intensified. Nepal is conducting this rescue activity with the assistance of experts from China and India.

Over 150,000 women and girls at risk in Nepal floods: UN Women
Over 150,000 women and girls at risk in Nepal floods: UN Women

Over 150,000 women and girls at risk in Nepal floods: UN Women

A large number of women and girls have been affected by the devastating flash floods and landslides in Nepal, with the UN's gender agency warning of increased risks of violence, exploitation and lack of access to essential healthcare. The first gender alert published by UN Women on Sunday, August 30, said an estimated 157,050 women and girls in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts have been directly and indirectly affected by the flash floods and landslides of August 26 .

...