EnvironmentHeavy rain, hill run-off and landslides in July 2026 had killed 54 people in seven Bangladeshi districts by 20 July. A meteorologist said the monsoon depression tracked west along the coast, trapping rain clouds over Chattogram division.
Floods from heavy rain and hill torrents have damaged about 10,000 ponds and fish enclosures and more than 14,000 hectares of farmland in Chattogram, with losses feared in the hundreds of crores of taka.
EnvironmentOn 7 July 2026 Bangladesh's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warned of short-term floods in 16 districts including Chattogram; amid worry over the ongoing HSC exams, the inter-board committee said all preparations were in place.
A Tk 47.39 crore SRDI project to improve hill soil management has drawn questions over Tk 60 lakh for foreign training and Tk 90 lakh for a jeep.
