Sylhet Division

Flash flood affects 50 lakh people in 10 dists

Shawdesh Desk: The ongoing flash flood that swept vast swathes of northern and north-eastern regions for the ninth day running on Saturday affected more than 50 lakh people, official estimates

Fresh areas flooded in Sylhet

Shawdesh Desk: The flood situation remained nearly unchanged in the north-eastern Sylhet region marooning over 25 lakh people, while around 35,000 families in five districts of northern Rangpur division were

Two lakh people marooned in Moulvibazar

Shawdesh Desk: Six of the seven upazilas in Moulvibazar have been inundated due to the incessant rains and onrush of water from upstream, leaving nearly two lakh people stranded. All

1.5m marooned in Sylhet, Sunamganj

Shawdesh Desk; Nearly one-and-half million people were marooned in three days as fresh flood struck Sylhet and surrounding districts due to a heavy downpour and continuous onrush of water from

Three of the same family killed in Sylhet landslide

Shawdesh desk: Bodies of three members of a family were retrieved after a landslide in Islampur Chamelibag residential area in Sylhet city on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as

Heavy rainfall submerges Sylhet city

Shawdesh desk: Continuous heavy rain for 6 to 7 hours and onrush of water from the upstream submerged vast part of Sylhet city causing significant hardship to residents. In 24

Flash flood, heatwave go together

Shawdesh Desk; A heatwave set in over 16 districts on Saturday, while heavy rain induced flash flood raged through the north-eastern districts of Sylhet and Sunamganj. The two completely opposing

Lightning strike kills 3 in Sunamganj

Shawdesh Desk: Three day labourers were killed and several other injured being struck by lightning at Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday morning. The incident took place around 10.30am near East Chargaon Kheyaghat