Bay-Bengal

Sixteen fishermen who had been drifting after their boat's engine broke down in the Pashur River area of the Bay of Bengal were safely rescued by the Bangladesh Navy. The rescue operation was conducted Sunday night after one of the fishermen called the national emergency service 999. According to sources in the naval police and Coast Guard, a fishing trawler carrying 16 fishermen left Rayenda in Sharankhola, Bagerhat, for the deep sea on August 19. Two days after they began fishing, the...

Autumn has arrived on the calendar with the first day of Bhadra. However, with the change of season, the weather is showing a varied mix of sunshine and clouds. Today, sudden rain and sunshine may occur in different parts of the country, while cloud cover is expected to be heavier in the southern and coastal areas. Rainfall is likely to be more frequent in the southern parts of Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions. The private weather agency Bangladesh Weather Observation Team Limit...

Bangladeshi fishermen have rescued two Sri Lankan fishermen alive after finding them drifting in the Bay of Bengal. The two rescued men claimed they had “drifted at sea for 36 consecutive days after losing their way while fishing.” They also said they survived by eating raw fish during that time. Police are verifying their claims. The rescuers are fishermen from Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar. According to them, they became suspicious after spotting a drifting fiberglass trawler near the Sona...

A giant python was drifting toward the shore with the sea waves. Several children playing on the beach were initially frightened when they spotted it from a distance. Later, they gathered the courage to approach and realized that the snake was alive. As the news spread, local residents rushed to the scene and rescued the python. It is believed that the python drifted across the Bay of Bengal to St. Martin’s Island in the current of flash floods caused by recent heavy rainfall in the mou...

Due to the active rain belt ‘Dhara’ across the country, moderate to heavy rainfall is likely in 60 to 70 percent of the country today as well. In some places in the Dhaka, Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, continuous heavy to very heavy rainfall may occur. The Bangladesh Weather Observation Team Limited, a private weather agency, provided the information in its forecast issued on Sunday. The rain belt, which became active on July 5, may remain active until July 13. According t...

Sandwip, an island upazila in Chattogram, has remained cut off from the mainland for five consecutive days after rough seas in the Bay of Bengal forced authorities to suspend all water transport services. All ferry operations on the Banshbaria–Guptachhara route, along with every other passenger and cargo vessel connecting the island to the mainland, have been suspended since July 2 due to adverse weather triggered by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal. The prolonged disruption h...