EnvironmentWith hand pumps under floodwater in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts, families fear water-borne disease as the state sends tankers, halogen tablets and helicopter food drops.
EnvironmentA Tk 1,203.73 crore project for tube wells, rainwater harvesting and latrines in 123 upazilas of 16 districts in the Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions goes before ECNEC on 25 October; experts urge alternatives to groundwater.
HealthForty-seven countries reported 451,499 cases and 7,870 deaths; seven, including Bangladesh, account for about 90 per cent, WHO says.
HealthIn July 2026 public health expert Dr Mushtaq Hossain told BBC Bangla that in a flood there is water everywhere but none fit to drink, one of the biggest public health problems a flood brings.
