Assessments

Background: A depression currently lies over northeast Madhya Pradesh and the adjoining areas of south Uttar Pradesh, having slowly moved over east Madhya Pradesh. It is expected to continue its movement in a north-northwest direction. The…

Executive Summary Since August 22, 2024, heavy rainfall has led to severe flooding in low-lying districts including Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sylhet, Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali, Khagrachhari, Brahmanbaria, Chattogram, Lakshmipur, and Cox's Bazar. Among these areas, the flooding has significantly…

Background Several parts of northeastern and southeastern Bangladesh and the adjacent Indian states of Meghalaya and Tripura have been experiencing widespread heavy rainfall caused by active monsoons and low pressure over the Bay of Bengal. In the…

Brief Overview Monsoon rains of exceptional intensity and overflowing rivers in India's Assam and Meghalaya states have triggered catastrophic flooding across northeastern Bangladesh. The districts of Sylhet and Sunamganj are particularly affected, with over 3 million people…

Background: Continuous heavy rainfall inside the country as well as adjoining northeastern Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya over the past three days and onrushing water from upstream have flooded the northeast Haor region of Bangladesh. Sylhet…

Brief Overview The advisories shared from different forecasting agencies* said that a low -pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on 22nd of May 2024, which later intensified into deep depression and furthermore intensified into Cyclonic…

CONTEXT. Over the last four decades, Rohingya people have been fleeing in successive waves to Bangladesh from Rakhine State, Myanmar. Bangladesh hosts now more than 967,000 Rohingya refugees in some of the largest and most densely…

Context Considered as a stateless minority, Rohingya in Myanmar were denied citizenship in 1982 by the government of Myanmar and have faced violence, persecution and discrimination over decades. Following a wave of Myanmar military violence in August…

Context Considered as a stateless minority, the Rohingya in Myanmar were denied citizenship in 1982 by the government of Myanmar and have faced violence and discrimination over decades. Following a wave of Myanmar military violence in August…

Overview: The Chattogram Division was severely affected by monsoon rain between 5 – 8 August 2023, resulting severe flash flood and landslides in Bandarban, Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar. The flood has caused humanitarian crisis and people are…