Dhaka, November 09 – Five people were killed in Bagerhat, Khulna and Patuakhali districts as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ made landfall in Khulna and adjoining southwestern part of the country early Sunday and weakened into a deep depression.
Category: Disasters
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Cyclone Bulbul pounding Mongla, Payra ports in Khulna
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Cyclone likely to hit Bangladesh Saturday evening
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Cyclone moves towards Sundarbans, signal-4 for sea ports
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