List of disasters in Bangladesh by death toll

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

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Throughout history, Bangladesh has experienced various types of natural disasters. Most of the natural disasters happen during May to July.

100 or more deaths

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DisasterTypeLocationDeathsDateNotesRef.
Bangladesh famine of 1974 Famine
1970 Bhola cyclone Cyclone Bhola 500,000+12 November 1970Entire coast of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan)
Cyclone Bengal200,000+1897A cyclone with a storm-surge of 12.2 metres (40 ft) hit the Meghna River estuary near Chittagong, Barisal, and Noakhali. It caused about 200,000 casualties. The storm also caused epidemic, famine, and vast property damage.
Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 Cyclone Coast of Backerganj 200,0001876
1991 Bangladesh Cyclone Cyclone Chittagong 138,8661991 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.
2013 Rana Plaza collapse Building collapse Dhaka 1,13424 April 2013 Collapse of the Rana Plaza, Savar Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh [1]
1986 Bangladesh MV Shamia ferry incident Shipwrecking Meghna River 60025 May 1986 [2]
MV Salahuddin-2 Shipwrecking Meghna River 450+3 May 2002 [3]

40 to 99 confirmed deaths

DisasterTypeLocationDeathsDateNotesRef.
1984 Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 crash Aviation accident Near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport 495 August 1984 [4]

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.
  2. ↑ Morshed, Adnan (10 August 2014). "Routine tragedies on rivers". The Daily Star . Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "CHRONOLOGY-Bangladesh ferry disasters". Reuters . 28 February 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "AROUND THE WORLD; 49 Die in Bangladesh As Plane Plunges". The New York Times . Reuters. 6 August 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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