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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Type of disaster Name Location Deaths Date Notes
Cyclone Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 Coast of Backerganj 200,000 1876
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.
Cyclone 1970 Bhola cyclone Bhola 500,000+ 12 November 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.

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