In the past few days, 51 deaths have been reported in connection with floods and landslides in parts of Dhaka. An estimated 1.04 million people have been affected across 10 districts. At least 38,422 people are staying in 1,047 formal evacuation shelters. The flood emergency is affecting southeastern and northeastern Bangladesh, particularly the districts of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Habiganj, and Moulvibazar. The event is characterized by intense monsoon rainfall, flash flooding, river overflow, severe waterlogging, and landslides in hilly areas. Significant displacement, damage to homes and infrastructure, disruption of transport and basic services, and increased humanitarian needs have been reported across affected communities.
The Government activated the National Disaster Response Coordination Centre on a 24-hour basis and circulated emergency contact numbers. District administrations also convened disaster management committees to coordinate early warning dissemination, evacuation, shelter management, hot meals, and rescue operations, with support from the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), Border Guard Bangladesh, the Fire Service and Civil Defense, police, and upazila administrations
according to initial information, Communities are in urgent needs for shelter, food assistance, safe drinking water, sanitation, healthcare, and protection support, particularly for vulnerable populations. Flood-affected communities face displacement, loss of shelter, limited access to food, safe water, healthcare, and heightened disease risks. In the long term, affected households may experience livelihood losses, deepening poverty, psychosocial distress, educational disruption, and slower recovery due to damaged assets and infrastructure.
Bangladesh forum members including CCDB and RDRS are already in the affected areas and planning to initiate its emergency response with the support from the ACT Alliance Rapid Response Fund.
