List of disasters in Bangladesh by death toll

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of disasters and tragic events in Bangladesh sorted by death toll.

In history of Bangladesh had been attacked by various types nature disasers happen. Most of the natureal disasters in may to july.

In 1502cyclone

In 1572

In 1604

In 1776

In 1806

In 1808

100 or more deaths[]

Type of disaster Name Location Deaths Date Notes
Cyclone Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 Coast of Backerganj 200,000 1876
Cyclone Storm Bengal 200,000+ 1897 A cyclone with a storm-surge of 12.2 metres (40 ft) hit Meghna River estuary near Chittagong, Barisal, and Noakhali. Casualty is about 200,000. The storm also caused epidemic and famine, and vast property damage.
Cyclone Storm 1970 Bhola cyclone Bhola 500,000+ 1970 Entire coast of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan)
Cyclone 1991 Bangladesh Cyclone Chittagong 138,866 1991 A cyclone hit the coastal islands and chars near Patuakhali, Barisal, Noakhali and Chittagong. Maximum wind speed reached 110 km/h. The storm surge was 1.9 metres.
Industrial disaster 2013 Rana Plaza collapse Dhaka 1,134[1] 24 April 2013 Collapse of the Rana Plaza, Savar Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hoskins, Tansy. "Reliving the Rana Plaza factory collapse: a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 22". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
Retrieved from ""