"Concerns have been raised in Bangladesh that the current flooding in districts along the eastern border may be due to the opening of the Dumbur Dam upstream on the Gumti River in Tripura.

A 2015 analysis by the World Bank Institute highlighted that about 3.5 million people in Bangladesh are at risk from annual river flooding, a problem exacerbated by climate change. The current ...

The Teesta River, critical to 12,000 sq km across India and Bangladesh, faces severe flooding risks due to climate-induced ...

At least seven people have been killed and several others injured as torrential rains caused severe flooding and landslides in Bangladesh. These people died in two separate landslides in Bangladesh's ...

Tripura government to address Bangladesh's embankment construction on 'zero line' in Joint Rivers Commission meeting.

Cyclone Sidr struck south east Bangladesh turning millions of lives upside down and killing thousands. Many survivors were left struggling for basic necessities such as tents, rice, drinking water ...

River flooding usually happens when there has been ... more common as the climate of the planet changes. Places such as Bangladesh are most prone to flooding. This is due to two main factors ...

Agartala: The opposition Congress persisted with its protest for the third consecutive day on Monday, demanding Centre's intervention to safeguard the.

The Joint River Commission between India and Bangladesh offers a formal venue for cooperation but has been largely inactive.

Many people have fled the increasingly flood-prone Sundarbans. In February 2018 part of the embankment that holds back the Chunar River west of East Dhangmari, Bangladesh, collapsed for the third ...

The Jamuna River in Bangladesh regularly sweeps away entire ... 20 million people a year have fled floods or storms related to climate change since 2008. A report by the World Bank predicts ...

More than 250 people have died after relentless monsoon rains caused flooding in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Millions of people have been marooned and the authorities are struggling to reach some ...