List of disasters in Bangladesh by death toll

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

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

100 or more deaths

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Disaster	Type	Location	Deaths	Date	Notes	Ref.
Bangladesh famine of 1974	Famine
1970 Bhola cyclone	Cyclone	Bhola	500,000+	12 November 1970	Entire coast of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan)
	Cyclone	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.
Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876	Cyclone	Coast of Backerganj	200,000	1876
1991 Bangladesh Cyclone	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.
2013 Rana Plaza collapse	Building collapse	Dhaka	1,134	24 April 2013	Collapse of the Rana Plaza, Savar Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh	[1]
1986 Bangladesh MV Shamia ferry incident	Shipwrecking	Meghna River	600	25 May 1986		[2]
MV Salahuddin-2	Shipwrecking	Meghna River	450+	3 May 2002		[3]

40 to 99 confirmed deaths

Disaster	Type	Location	Deaths	Date	Notes	Ref.
1984 Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 crash	Aviation accident	Near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport	49	5 August 1984		[4]

See also

• List of Bangladesh tropical cyclones

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.