While the region is no stranger to devastating storms, wind speeds have grown due to climate change and warming, experts say.
‘Resurgent Bangladesh’ launched for private sector recovery
The initiative seeks to help the overall economic recovery in Bangladesh by systematic assessment, the impact on the private sector and develop recovery strategies from the Covid-19 pandemic …
Super Cyclone Amphan bears down on millions of people in India and Bangladesh
Authorities in India and Bangladesh have been readying for Cyclone Amphan to make landfall, bringing boats back to harbor and attempting to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people in the storm’s path …
2 Million People Evacuated as Cyclone Amphan Barrels Toward India and Bangladesh
A powerful cyclone began dumping rain on coastal India and Bangladesh early Wednesday as more than 2 million people were being moved to shelters before the storm hits land in the afternoon. Cyclone …
Cyclone dumps rain on India, Bangladesh, 2M head to shelters
A powerful cyclone began dumping rain on coastal India and Bangladesh early Wednesday as more than 2 million people were being moved to shelters before the storm hits land in the afternoon. Cyclone …
Amphan: Heavy rains in India and Bangladesh as cyclone bears down
The cyclone comes as ten of thousands of migrant workers flee cities for their villages during India’s lockdow …
Cyclone Amphan Live Updates: Millions Evacuate in Bangladesh and India
The storm is weakening as it approaches landfall, but still carries potentially deadly force and flooding rains.
Super cyclone Amphan: evacuations in India and Bangladesh slowed by virus
Thousands of migrant workers left jobless by Covid-19 pandemic are still on the roads, and evacuations have been hampered by distancing rules …
Hundreds of Thousands Evacuated as India, Bangladesh Brace for Super Cyclone
India and Bangladesh evacuated around half a million people out of the way of the most powerful storm in a decade ahead of its landfall on Wednesday amid fears of heavy damage to houses and crops and …
No more Uber Eats in Bangladesh from June 2
In a rather surprising move, Uber Technologies yesterday announced that it is closing down the operations of its food delivery platform Uber Eats in Bangladesh from June 2 as Chief Executive Dara …