Bangladesh braces for cyclone Sitran

STORY: Bangladesh braces for cyclone Sitrang DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in the flood in southwest Bagerhat district, Bangladesh 2. various of volunteers conducting awareness campaign in Mongla town area, Mongla seaport in Bagerhat district, Bangladesh 3. various of Bangladesh police conducting a warning campaign in Mongla city area, Mongla seaport in Bagerhat district, Bangladesh STORYLINE: Most parts of Bangladesh are witnessing gusty winds and heavy rains over cyclone Sitrang which is heading towards the South Asian country's vast coastline. Kh. Hafizur Rahman, a senior meteorologist, said weather forecasters were asked to hoist danger signal No. 6 for Chattogram and Cox's Bazar, a seaside city in southeastern Bangladesh, and signal No. 7 for Mongla seaport in southwest Bangladesh and Payra seaport in southern Bangladesh. The coastal districts of Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, B

Temperature plummets as Cyclone Asani brings intermittent rain to Bangladesh

STORY: Temperature plummets as Cyclone Asani brings intermittent rain to Bangladesh DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of locals walking through the heavy rain in Dhaka STORYLINE: Cyclone Asani, which is raging in the Bay of Bengal, on Wednesday brought intermittent light rainfall to parts of Bangladesh including the capital Dhaka. The city's overcast sky and cool winds, however, brought much relief to people from the blistering summer heat that had continued for weeks. Kh Hafizur Rahman, a meteorologist with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), told Xinhua that they had recorded 29 mm of rainfall in Dhaka in the last 12 hours till 6:00 p.m. Wednesday (1200 GMT). The weatherman said rain and low temperature could continue for the next two days, with temporary gusty or squally wind under the influence of Asani, which is likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday night and into a depression by Thursday. On a h