As monsoon begins, many parts of Narayanganj City Corporation and Sadar upazila were inundated due to intermittent rain, causing huge sufferings to the locals.
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Flies overwhelm Pakistan’s Karachi in monsoon ‘hell’
Swarms of flies are descending on Pakistan’s commercial capital in what residents say are record numbers this rainy season, adding to the misery of Karachi’s monsoon “hell”. Heavy rains have inundated the sprawling port city of nearly 20 million people…
Monsoon poetry festival enthralls Rangpur audience
The Monsoon Poem Festival-2019 enthralled a huge audience at Shilpakala Academy auditorium in the city on Saturday night. ‘The Anjolika Sahittya Potra’, a local weekly literary magazine, organised the festival participated by writers, poets and lyricists belonging to different generations,…
Protecting refugees in Bangladesh during Monsoon season
Government Should Prioritize Safety in Relocation Efforts Brad Adams, Asia Director Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abdul Momen recently warned that the coming monsoon season will bring serious risk to Rohingya refugees living in settlements in Cox’s Bazar. But instead of calling…
How a melting glacier 7000 km away influences our monsoon
by Sahana Ghosh on 28 August 2018 • Indian researchers have documented accelerated glacial melting at an Arctic fjord, a much-discussed factor projected to influence Indian monsoon with changing global climate.