Flood

Prime Minister's Adviser and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has expressed solidarity with the demand to postpone the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations. He made the remarks Tuesday afternoon while distributing relief among flood victims in Baharchhara village of Banshkhali upazila in Chattogram. Students staged road blockades, protests, and rallies in Dhaka and other parts of the country on Monday to protest the government's decision t...

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations were held across Bangladesh on Monday despite days of heavy rainfall and widespread waterlogging. Many examinees waded through waist-deep water, while others relied on boats and rickshaws to reach their test centers. Persistent rain and flooded roads also delayed the arrival of many candidates. A video from Cumilla showed waist-deep water covering the grounds of the Cumilla Government Women's College examination center and...

Continuous rainfall and upstream hillwater flow have have triggered a severe crisis in the haor region of Kishoreganj. So far, 10,035 hectares of Boro paddy fields have been submerged in water across the district. The most affected area is Itna upazila. This damage report is based on data collected...