Risk of flooding
India rejects rumours, fake videos on Farakka barrage
India categorically denied the reports emerging in Bangladesh that floods in some parts of the neighbouring country is being caused due to the opening of Farakka barrage situated in West Bengal.
Fear of embankment erosion haunts Cumilla people
The water of Gomti River in Cumilla flowed 45cm above the danger level on Monday (August 26) which was 80cm above the danger level on Sunday.
15 dead, 48 lakh people affected in flood in 11 districts
Among the 15 deaths, four were in Cumilla, one in Feni, four in Chattogram, one in Noakhali, one in Brahmanbaria, one in Lakshmipur and three were in Cox's Bazar districts. Among the deaths, two were women, according to information provided by Disaster Management and Relief Ministry.
Gomti river dam break causes widespread flooding in Burichang's 5 unions
Many people has been stranded after villages in 5 Unions of Burichang Upazila were submerged due to the dam breach in Cumilla on Thursday (August 22) night.
Opening Dumbur dam in Tripura not responsible for ongoing Bangladesh floods: New Delhi
India has claimed that the opening of the Dumbur dam on the Gumti River in Tripura on Tuesday midnight is not the reason behind the worsening flood situation in Bangladesh.
ISPR requests not to get misled by rumours over security of St. Martin’s
Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) has urged all not to be misguided by rumours spreading through social media over the security of St. Martin’s island centering Myanmar's ongoing internal conflict near the island.