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Published : 11 Jul 2026, 08:02 PM
The death toll from floods and landslides in Bangladesh's south-eastern and north-eastern regions has risen to 44, while more than one million people have been affected.
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief's latest report, released on Saturday evening, said 1,022,963 people have been affected by the disaster triggered by days of heavy rain and hill runoff.
Seven districts -- Khagrachhari, Rangamati, Bandarban, Cox's Bazar, Chattogram, Moulvibazar and Habiganj -- have been hit by flooding.
According to the report, floodwaters have inundated 386 unions and 11 municipalities across 58 Upazilas.
A total of 267,918 families remain stranded by floodwater.
Cox's Bazar has recorded the highest number of fatalities, with 23 people killed in floods and landslides.
The victims include 10 local residents and 13 Rohingya refugees.
Another 24 people have been injured in the district.
In Chattogram, 11 people have died in separate incidents involving flooding and wall collapses, while 12 others were injured.
In Bandarban, six people lost their lives after being swept away by floodwater or buried in landslides, and two others were injured. Rangamati recorded three deaths, while one person died in flooding in Moulvibazar.
The ministry's assessment shows Chattogram has been the worst-hit district in terms of the number of affected people. Flooding and waterlogging across 16 Upazilas have affected 759,530 people, with 188,648 families marooned.
Cox's Bazar recorded the second-highest level of damage, with 158,027 people affected across 10 Upazilas and 39,506 families stranded.
Among the other affected districts, 27,220 people have been affected in nine Upazilas of Khagrachhari, 3,524 people in nine Upazilas of Rangamati, 8,350 people in seven Upazilas of Bandarban, 38,172 people in four Upazilas of Moulvibazar and 28,140 people in three Upazilas of Habiganj.
