Full Coverage: Bangladesh

29.11.2007 Meet survivors Lisa and Resma in a photo essay by UNICEF – two nine-year olds in Barisal district, who are working hard with their families to recover what they lost in the devastating storm.

26.11.2007 Even while 3,000 and more people were killed by the deadly storm, local volunteers shouting warnings about the impending cyclone on loudspeakers saved thousands of lives in Bangladesh. This simple, inexpensive and effective warning model is now inspiring policymakers in developing countries.

26.11.2007 The fatal cyclone of November 15 has seriously affected seven out of the nine working districts of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), while completely destroying one of its Rural Knowledge Centres.

23.11.2007 The World Bank has announced $250 million in aid for the recovery and rehabilitation of millions of Bangladeshis affected by Cyclone Sidr. Part of the funds will also be used to strengthen the countryÂ’s disaster mitigation systems.

21.11.2007 Over 3,000 people are now confirmed to have died since a 140mph cylcone struck Bangladesh on 15 November, devastating coastal towns.
+ BRAC cyclone blog
+ 100,000 lives saved, but the catastrophe is just beginning
+ Nearly half of affected are children, says Unicef

21.11.2007 Aid agencies have put the total death count at over 5,000 – more than half being children – four days after Cyclone Sidr wrecked Bangladesh’s southern coast. An estimated 400,000 children under the age of five have been affected by the fatal storm in Bangladesh, with many drowning or being injured by falling trees.

19.11.2007 As the Red Crescent warned that the death toll in the Bangladesh cyclone may top 10,000, an aid official said early warning measures had saved many lives, with 3.2 million people rapidly evacuated by the government and aid agencies.

19.11.2007 Barely a village has been left untouched by the Cyclone Sidr in south-western Bangladesh. As tolls mount over two thousand, it is seen that the poor have been hit hardest by the storm.

19.11.2007 Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, says Bangladesh will eradicate poverty by 2030 and wants India to take up the challenge as well. On a recent visit to India, he spoke on the bankÂ’s role, poverty museums, and issues close to his heart.

19.11.2007 "I was in a car on the way home -- it was fifteen minutes to midnight. There wasn't a soul on the street and the only sounds you could hear were the rain beating down on the streets, the noise of the wind, and the car's engine..."

17.11.2007 The Bangladesh army confirmed the death toll in the country's cyclone disaster at 1,723 dead by Saturday night, but unofficial estimates based on the accounts of rescuers and journalists put the death toll over 2,000, with several thousands still missing.
From Daily Star

16.11.2007 Over 500 people were killed and thousands more injured when a 140mph cyclone hit Bangladesh coastal areas on Thursday night, causing waters to rise up to five metres.
* Oxfam fears huge humanitarian impact

16.11.2007 Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated as a powerful cyclone battered southern Bangladesh on November 16. Over two hundred have been reported dead, while officials warn of a rise in death toll.

01.11.2007 Bangladesh's emergency government has stepped up its efforts to cleanse its politics of corruption. Special anti-corruption taskforces have been set up all over the country, with more in line.