The United Nations has praised the government for its preparedness on tropical storm Mahasen that hit Bangladesh on Thursday. While tropical Storm Mahasen reached the coastline of Bangladesh on Thursday weaker than anticipated, the preparedness work undertaken by the government and humanitarian partners saved countless lives, said a UN press statement
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Mahasen causes Tk 2,000cr losses, claim Ctg businesses
The shutdown forced by tropical storm Mahasen in the port city of Chittagong caused a financial loss of about Tk 2,000 crores in terms of production loss and other business dislocations, business leaders said. President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and industry (CCCI),
People rush to cyclone shelters
Thousands of people in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar have started rushing to safe shelters as Cyclone Mahasen approached the coastal areas of the two districts on Wednesday afternoon. Danger signal No. 7 was hoisted in the afternoon. People living in the coastal areas of Sitakunda, Mirasarai, Anwara and Banshkhali upazilas and 11 wards of the ... Read more
Mahasen poised to hit coast today
Tropical Cyclone ‘Mahasen’ was moving fast towards Bangladesh and poised to hit coastline in the south-eastern part of the country in the early hours of Thursday. Bangladesh Meteorological Office said the Cyclone Mahasen is likely to pound the coastal region of south-eastern Bangladesh at a speed of 90 to 100 kilometers per hour affecting the ... Read more