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Bangladesh

2 September 2011

Flooding leaves thousands homeless in Bangladesh villages

Bangladesh has once more been battered by storms and floods, with approximately 1.5 million people affected.
Bangladesh: IFRC launches emergency appeal as floods worsen over 1.5 million people affected
26 August 2011

Bangladesh: IFRC launches emergency appeal as floods worsen over 1.5 million people affected

50-year-old Fazar Ali, is no stranger to the hardships caused by the heavy rains and floods that often engulf his village when the seasonal monsoon sweeps across ...
Bangladesh: Thousands displaced by floods in need of food and shelter
1 August 2011

Bangladesh: Thousands displaced by floods in need of food and shelter

Since mid-July torrential monsoon rains coupled with a depression in the Bay of Bengal has caused devastating flash floods across the Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Red Crescent helps cyclone survivors get back on their feet
25 May 2011

Bangladesh: Helpling cyclone survivors get back on their feet

When Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh in on 25 May 2009, tidal surges of up to 6.5 metres flooded the fertile agricultural land around the Sathkhira and Khulna districts ...
Mudslides hit south-east Bangladesh
23 June 2010

Mudslides hit south-east Bangladesh

Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains struck Bangladesh’s two south-eastern districts, Cox’s Bazaar and Bandarban, killing over 50 people on Tuesday ...
Bangladesh: A boat of hope
8 June 2010

Bangladesh: A boat of hope

The banks of the river Kopotakhkho took on a festive atmosphere when staff and volunteers of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) gathered to distribute 20 ...
Bangladesh: Red Crescent volunteers ensure measles vaccination success 5 March 2010
5 March 2010

Bangladesh: Red Crescent volunteers ensure measles vaccination success

Bangladesh has vaccinated nearly 20 million children against measles in a campaign that was carried out by the Bangladesh government with support from WHO, Rotary ...
Bangladesh: Two years after Cyclone Sidr: Livelihoods I: Abdul Raheem
13 November 2009

Bangladesh: Two years after Cyclone SidrLivelihoods I: Abdul Raheem

The livelihoods programme provides vulnerable families with a cash grant based on a proposal to start an income-generating activity to replace their lost means of ...
Bangladesh: Two years after Cyclone Sidr: Shelter: Shona Mia
13 November 2009

Bangladesh: Two years after Cyclone Sidr Shelter: Shona Mia

When Cyclone Sidr hit the village of Nijhawla in Bangaldesh's Pataukhali district, many people died, houses were destroyed and livelihoods lost.
13 November 2009

Water and Sanitation: Rajib Md Saiful Islam, Noor Mohammad and Manijar Khan

The water and sanitation programme helps people to build latrines, to combat the spread of water borne diseases and to educate them on why this is necessary.
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