'The worst storm of our lives' Nov 20, 2007
My hometown of Khulna was greatly affected. I've still got family there and they update me on the situation. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Toll from Bangladesh cyclone reaches 3,100 Nov 20, 2007
"What we are seeing on the ground is not as horrifying," said Devendra Tak, a senior regional spokesman for the federation, who spoke from Khulna, a town in southern Bangladesh, after visiting some of the worst affected districts the furious cyclone had hit last week as it packed winds of 240 kilometers, or 140 miles, an hour. "We don't see the level of destruction that we had feared earlier.". (International Herald Tribune)
World Vision Bangladesh aims to assist 50,000 cyclone survivors with tinned shelter Nov 19, 2007
World Vision is working in seven existing programming areas that were devastated by the story - Mongla and Chitalmari in Bagerhat District, Kotalipara and Muksudpur in Gopalganj District, Laudobe in Khulna District, Agailjhara in Barisal District and Kalkini in Madaripur District. It is estimated that 25,300 homes were completely destroyed with another 16,700 damaged. (AlertNet)
ACT International supporting 35,500 people following Cyclone Sidr Nov 19, 2007
The initial assistance, supported by the ACT Rapid Response Fund, will ensure two meals a day for at least five days, targeting particularly vulnerable groups of people including widows, children, the elderly, disabled and those without land in the districts of Bagerhat, Barisal, Gopalganj, Khulna and Madarapur. ACT member, Christian Aid, is also planning assistance through its local implementing partners and has already allocated funds to cover the first two weeks of their response. (AlertNet)
Bangladesh cyclone deaths climb to 2,300 Nov 19, 2007
Hundreds of Bangladeshi people affected by Tropical Cyclone Sidr gather as relief supplies are unloaded at Bagerhat in Khulna district, 136 kilometers,(85 miles) south east of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. The official death toll from the savage cyclone in Bangladesh reached 1,070 on Saturday as military helicopters and ships joined rescue efforts in the wake of the deadliest storm to hit the country in a decade. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
At Least 2,300 Die In Bangladesh Cyclone Nov 19, 2007
A ship devestated during cyclone Sidr drifts at Mongla river in Khulna on Nov. 16, 2007. Farjana K. Godhuly/AFP/Getty Images. (CBS2.com, CA)
Thousands made homeless in WV Bangladesh ADP areas Nov 18, 2007
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Bangladesh storm toll climbs to near 1,800 Nov 18, 2007
"We will try again tomorrow on bicycles, and hire local country boats," M. Shakil Anwar of CARE said from the city of Khulna ... "We survived, but what we need now is help to rebuild our homes," said Chand Miah, a resident of Maran Char, a small island in Khulna district. (AZCentral -- News)
Cyclone death toll reaches 1700 Nov 18, 2007
"We survived, but what we need now is help to rebuild our homes," said Chand Miah, a resident of Maran Char, a small island in Khulna district. The Government has allocated 350 million takas ($5. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Bangladesh cyclone kills 1860 Nov 18, 2007
Families look at the devestation caused by the cyclone in the village Kanainagar, in Mongla in Khulna, some 320 kms south of the capital Dhaka ... People take shelter at the Chila cyclone shelter in Khulna district, south of Dhaka. (Xinhuanet, China)
Death toll mounts as hundreds of thousands flee Cyclone Sidr Nov 18, 2007
The coastal districts of Khulna and Barisal are the worst-affected areas, with nearly 1 million people being evacuated from their homes. Vicious 250kph winds devastated homes and uprooted trees and power poles. (Reuters AlertNet)
Toll In Bangladesh Cyclone Climbs To 1,700 Nov 18, 2007
"We survived, but what we need now is help to rebuild our homes," Chand Miah, a resident of Maran Char, a small island in Khulna district, told The Associated Press. The army sent helicopters to take supplies to the most remote areas, while navy ships delivered items and dispensed medical assistance to migrant fishing communities on and around hundreds of tiny islands, or shoals, along the coast, the Inter Services Public Relations department said. (Click2Houston, TX)
* Death toll soars to 508 in Bangladesh after cyclone Nov 17, 2007
"Life shall never be easy," said Mohammad Salam, a farmer in Khulna. "We are destined to suffer.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Boat diaryBirth certificates, a brothel and a cyclone alert Nov 17, 2007
The towns of Khulna, Cox's Bazar and Mongla - the latter visited by the BBC last week - appeared directly to be in the firing line. If the storm is even half as severe as appears on the map these towns are facing the natural equivalent of a Second World War artillery barrage. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Official death toll in Bangladesh cyclone rises to 932, hundreds more feared dead Nov 17, 2007
"We survived, but what we need now is help to rebuild our homes,'' Chand Miah, a resident of Maran Char, a small island in Khulna district, told the Associated Press. Bangladesh is prone to cyclones and floods that cause huge losses of life and property. The most recent deadly storm was a tornado that leveled 80 villages in northern Bangladesh in 1996, killing 621 people. More News: Most Viewed Latest Jobs from - - - - Copyright 1995-2007 (Co No 10894-D) Managed by I.Star.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Rising Death Toll For Bangladesh Cyclone Nov 17, 2007
Families look at devastation caused by Cyclone Sidr in Khulna, about 200 miles south of the capital of Dhaka on Nov. 16, 2007. Farjana K. Godhuly/AFP/Getty Images. (CBS 11, TX)
650,000 flee as cyclone hits Bangladesh Nov 16, 2007
KHULNA, Bangladesh - A powerful cyclone packing 150 mile per hour winds slammed into Bangladesh last night, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes, officials said ... Sidr's eye crossed the Khulna-Barisal coast near the Sundarbans mangrove forests, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said. (Boston Globe)
Tropical Cyclone Batters Bangladesh Nov 16, 2007
KHULNA, Bangladesh A cyclone packing 150 mph winds slammed Bangladesh's southeast coast late Thursday, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes, officials said ... Sidr's eye crossed the Khulna-Barisal coast near the Sundarbans mangrove forests around 9:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. EST), the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said ... No casualties were immediately reported, but rescue teams were on standby, forest official Mozharul Islam said in Khulna. (Fox News)
CARE RUSHING AID AFTER CYCLONE HITS BANGLADESH Nov 16, 2007
Being CARE has sent five mobile water purification plants, each capable of producing 10,000 litres of fresh drinking water a day, to Khulna on Bangladesh's coast. In addition, CARE expects to be delivering emergency food rations, plastic sheeting, candles, and plastic water containers to 5,000 families, starting Friday morning. (AlertNet)
Bangladesh cyclone kills 250; towns under water Nov 16, 2007
(Additional reporting by Nizam Ahmed and Azad Majumdar in Dhaka and Reuters stringers in Barisal and Khulna, and Bappa Majumder in Kolkata; Editing by David Fox). news is provided by. (AlertNet)
Bangladesh cyclone toll tops 500 Nov 16, 2007
"Life shall never be easy," said Mohammad Salam, a farmer in Khulna ... (Additional reporting by Nizam Ahmed and Azad Majumder in Dhaka and Reuters stringers in Barisal and Khulna, Bappa Majumdar in Kolkata and Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva; editing by Bill Tarrant). (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Hundreds dead after cyclone rips through Bangladesh Nov 16, 2007
A woman collects corrugated iron sheets from her house at Mongla in Khulna district, some. Slideshow. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Storm Lashes Bangladesh Coast, Thousands Evacuated Nov 16, 2007
(Additional reporting by Serajul Islam Quadir in Dhaka, Bappa Majumdar in Kolkata, Biman Mukherji and C.K. Nayak in New Delhi and Reuters stringers in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Barisal and Khulna; Editing by Ibon Villelabeitia). Story by Anis Ahmed. (Planet Ark, United States)
Cyclone batters Bangladesh Nov 16, 2007
Associated Press writers Sheikh Didarul Alam in Khulna and Akhter Faruk in Barisal contributed to this report. This document was originally published online on Friday, November 16, 2007. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
251 killed in cyclone in S Bangladesh Nov 16, 2007
Preliminary reports from coastal districts said Friday at least57 people were killed in Barguna, 61 people in Patuakhali, 30 in Bagerhat, 21 in Barisal, 18 each in Madaripur and Gopalganj, 13 in Shariatpur and 11 each in Khulna, Pirojpur and Bhola ... The terrible tropical storm code-named SIDR with a speed up to 240 kph crossed through the southern Barisal-Khulna belt from the Bay of Bengal early Friday, flattening thousands of houses, uprooting trees, snapping telephone and power lines. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cyclone Sidr Kills At Least 242 In Bangladesh Nov 16, 2007
(AP) KHULNA, Bangladesh A cyclone that slammed into Bangladesh's coast with 140 mph winds killed at least 242 people, leveled homes and forced the evacuation of 650,000 villagers before heading inland and losing power Friday, officials said. Cyclone Sidr roared across the country's southwestern coast late Thursday with driving rain and high waves. (CBS2.com, CA)
Cyclone closes in on Bangladesh, India Nov 15, 2007
"The storm is still strong and we expect it to hit in the evening. The most vulnerable districts are Khulna and Barisal," he said ... Fishing boats have been ordered to remain in port until further notice and in Khulna alone, 250,000 people were being moved to shelters and medical teams were in place. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
* World News Quick Take Nov 4, 2007
bangladesh Mayor arrested for extortion Police have arrested Khulna City Mayor Sheikh Tayebur Rahman on extortion charges after he allegedly demanded thousands of dollars from a staffer in return for a promotion, an official said yesterday. Dhaka police official Abdul Mottalib said Rahman was arrested after a suspended Khulna city official, M. Hafizur Rahman, filed a case against the mayor, claiming he took 250,000 takas (US$3,620) from him after threatening to prevent his promotion unless he... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bangladesh graft case: ACC names 35 suspects Oct 7, 2007
The list names 17 BNP politicians, including the Mayor of southwestern Khulna Sheikh Tayebur Rahman and former ministers retired Major Kamrul Islam, AKM Mosharraf Hossain and Jahanara Begum. Eight influential leaders of Shiekh Hasina`s Awami League, including presidium members and former ministers Tofail Ahmed and Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, and one of the Jatiya Party of former military ruler HM Ershad are among those who will be quizzed by the anti-graft panel which will ask them to submit their... (Zee News)
Former Bangladsesh PM arrested Sep 4, 2007
Hasina, a bitter rival of Zia, is accused of taking $435,000 from the Khulna Power Company Ltd. to approve the project, Dhaka Metropolitan Police official Jane Alam told reporters. She and her party denied the allegation. (MSNBC -- International)
Bangladesh police arrest a former prime minister Sep 4, 2007
Hasina is accused of taking $435,000 from Khulna Power to approve the project, Alam said. Hasina and her party denied the allegation. (International Herald Tribune)
Corruption charges against Hasina, Zia Sep 3, 2007
The anti-graft body alleged that Hasina took as kickback Taka 3 crore for awarding a bid for the country's first private sector power plant in southwestern Khulna in 1997, when her party was in power. According to the charge, she took the money in the name of constructing a building for a memorial trust in Dhanmondi named after her father and Bangladesh founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. (Hindu)
Former Bangladesh prime minister arrested on corruption charges Sep 3, 2007
She allegedly took 30 million takas (US$435,000) from the Khulna Power Company Ltd. to approve the project, Dhaka Metropolitan Police official Jane Alam told reporters. Hasina and her Awami League party have rejected all of the corruption charges against her, saying they were politically motivated and aimed at preventing her from taking part in elections expected sometime between October and December next year. (International Herald Tribune)
Ex-PM sued on corruption charges in Bangladesh Sep 3, 2007
Hasina, a bitter rival of Zia, allegedly took 30 million takas (US$435,000) from the Khulna Power Company Ltd. to approve the project, Dhaka Metropolitan Police official Jane Alam told reporters. She has been in jail awaiting trial since July 16 as she faces three other charges of extortion. (International Herald Tribune)
BANGLADESH: Flood waters recede, but challenges remain Aug 28, 2007
Seven of those districts - Jamalpur, Faridpur, Rajbari, Gopalganj, Sherpur, Madaripur and Sariatpur - are in the country's central Dhaka Division, one of six divisions in the country, while five more - Kurigram, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat - are in the northern division of Rajshahi bordering India and Bangladesh's Khulna and Dhaka divisions to the south. Additionally, over two dozen flood-affected districts are expected to be included in part of the government's Vulnerable... (AlertNet)
* Dhaka imposes curfew on six cities to quell rioting Aug 24, 2007
With no new reports of protests, the government lifted the curfew -- imposed in Dhaka, northern Rajshahi and Sylhet, and southern Chittagong, Barisal and Khulna -- for three hours yesterday. "The curfew will be relaxed from 4pm to 7pm in the interests of the people," a spokesman for the government's Press and Information Department said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Bangladesh declares holiday, eases curfew to cool tensions Aug 23, 2007
With no new reports of protests, the government lifted the curfew -- imposed in Dhaka, northern Rajshahi and Sylhet, and southern Chittagong, Barisal and Khulna -- for three hours on Thursday. "The curfew will be relaxed from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm (1000-1300 GMT) in the interests of the people," said a spokesman for the government's Press and Information Department. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Curfew in Bangladesh after rioting Aug 23, 2007
The other five cities affected by the curfew are northern Rajshahi and Sylhet, southern Chittagong, Barisal and Khulna ... At least 50 people were injured in the fighting at Rajshahi university and at a college in Khulna city in the southwest, witnesses said. (Aljazeera.Net)
Bangladesh imposes indefinite curfew Aug 23, 2007
All three cities, along with Khulna, Barisal and Dhaka, were put under curfew. Search the News Search. (Globe and Mail)
Public holiday declared in Bangladesh to cool curfew tensions Aug 23, 2007
The six cities affected were the capital Dhaka, northern Rajshahi and Sylhet, and southern Chittagong, Barisal and Khulna. All colleges and universities in the six cities would also be closed. (New Straits Times)
Student clashes a first major test for Dhaka government Aug 22, 2007
The six cities affected were Dhaka, northern Rajshahi and Sylhet, and southern Chittagong, Barisal and Khulna. Bangladesh has been under a state of emergency since January, when the interim government took power following months of violence and political turmoil over vote-rigging allegations. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Global Warming to Devastate Indian Coast - Expert Apr 23, 2007
Water levels off the coast of Khulna in Bangladesh were rising at an even higher rate of 10 mm every year, Sanyal added. NCZMA officials say rising sea levels are eroding one metre (3. (Planet Ark, United States)
* Sports Briefs Mar 18, 2007
Manjural and his friend Sajjadul Islam, also a domestic cricketer, were killed in the accident that occurred in Khulna district, 136km southwest of the capital, Dhaka. "It's a shocking news for all of us, he was a friend and a teammate. The boys are very upset," Bashar said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bangladesh's Manjural dies in road accident Mar 17, 2007
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Manjural Islam died in a road accident near Khulna town, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said ... They were travelling to a nearby town after a domestic match at their Khulna home town, police said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bangladesh, India teams pay tribute to cricketer killed in accident Mar 17, 2007
Manjural and his friend Sajjadul Islam, a domestic cricketer, were killed in the accident that occurred in Khulna district, 136 kilometers (85 miles) southwest of the capital, Dhaka. Left-arm spinner Manjural played six tests and 25 limited-overs internationals. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
