Disaster Management and Relief minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali expressed satisfaction on preparations taken ahead of cyclone ‘Mahasen’ and said it had helped cut down risk of a disaster.

Ferry services on the Mawa-Kewrakandi river route is being hampered due to squally wind, rising waters and heightened tides in the Padma River.

Cyclone Mahasen may cross Patuakhali (Khepuparha)-Teknaf coast near Chittagong by Thursday noon as its transitional speed remains unchanged, the Met Office said in a special weather bulletin at midnig ...

Authorities have moved over 250,000 people of the five Upazilas lining the coast, including Sandwip, in Chittagong district to safety as cyclone Mahasen is likely to bear down by Thursday noon.

Forecast of a fierce cyclonic storm Mahasen has stoked panic among the people on Patenga coast in Chittagong district and revived their horrifying memories of massive casualties and trail of devastati ...

The inhibitants in Satkhira stretch of the Sundarbans have been evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen is approaching the coastal areas.

Hundreds of thousands of people are being evacuated from the low lands of the coastal areas to shelters as Cyclone Mahasen is set to bear down.

The Water Development Board on Wednesday cancelled leaves of all its field employees at 15 coastal districts and instructed them to remain posted in their work sites.