Officials' leave canceled in Noakhali, 401 shelters ready

The district administration has taken extensive preparations in the cyclone Sitrang Nit, which has taken various decisions including cancellation of leave of government officials, and the 401 Ashrani center will be opened.

Deputy Commissioner Deoan Mahbubur Rahman took these decisions in the meeting of the District Disaster Management Committee in his conference room on Monday (October 24) morning.

The District Commissioner said, "We have opened the control room on behalf of the district administration, while 8,380 volunteers have been kept ready on the coast. Adequately, the medical team, the round-the-clock mobile team, is already prepared.

He added that everyone should be vigilant, we pray that Allah be with us. We will be ready before we have any difficulties or any problems.

Sabha, Additional Superintendent of Police (headquarters) Md. Mortahin Billah, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Israt Sadmin and other heads of various departments, media workers, voluntary organizations were present.

Meanwhile, due to the influence of Sitrang, it is raining with gusty winds in No'khali, where the Meghna river is rough, all communication with Hatita, Dwip Upazila, has stopped all communication.

Md Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of No'khali Awahawta office, said that No'khali has come to the 7th danger signal.




Tide surges of over 7 feet high expected in 15 districts

The weather department has given this information in the special notification of Abhawa on Monday (October 24) on Monday (October 24) due to the impact of the cyclone Sitrang.

It is said that the cyclone is the preliminary, the lower part of the city, the lowest of the city, the lowest of the city, and the lower part of the city.

The cyclone has started raining all over the country, including the capital, which will continue to be in the slums, especially in the coastal areas, especially in the coastal areas.

The Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra seaports have been asked to show local warning signal No. 4. All fishing boats and trawlers in North Bay of Bengal and deep sea have been asked to stay in safe shelter until further notice.




Announcement of suspension of all types of launch operations across the country

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has decided to stop all types of passenger launches across the country due to the impact of the cyclone ‘Sitrang’.

BIWTA Director (Traffic) Rafiqul Islam confirmed this information to Dhaka Mail on Monday (October 24) morning.

He said, after giving signal number 2, the movement of small launches was stopped, now the movement of small launches was stopped. Now there is a signal number three. As a result, we have ordered all types of passenger launches to be stopped. The launch will be stopped until further orders.

Meanwhile, according to the Deota information of the Department of Abhawa, the river ports of Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jhalkathi, Pirojpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, Bhola, Barisal, Laxmipur, Chandpur, Noakhali, Feni, Chittagong and Cox's Bazar district have been asked to show 3 (3) Naval Danger Signal (re) 3 (3) No. 3 (Three) No.




Cyclone Sitrang to hit early Tuesday morning

The cyclone ‘Sitrang’, which is located in the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining West-Middle Bengal, is located in the same area.

The cyclone may hit the coast of Bangladesh early on Tuesday (October 25) and the cyclone-related regional organization Escape has named the cyclone Sitrang, the Thai language, which means leaf.

The weather offices in India and Bangladesh know that the Sitrang is getting more concentrated in the center of it, it can be up to 110 km in the center. It will bend the cyclone and move towards the coast of Bangladesh in a bang. It will rise on the ground, but it is still located 700 km from the coast.

The Meteorological Department says that the water level in the sea will be higher in the sea during the new moon on Monday (October 24). The coastal districts of the country may be flooded with high tides.

Meteorologist Hafizur Rahman said that it is not possible to specify which coasts of the country can be affected by being 700 km from the Sitrang coast.

He also said that it may cross the coast of Bangladesh tomorrow morning on October 25.




Severe storms likely in 10 districts

10 Ghosti Jhoja Haota has a chance of thunderstorms due to the impact of Cyclone Sitrang.

He said that from today morning, Dhaka, Faridpur, Jessore, Kushtia, Khulna, Barisal, Patukhali, Comilla, Chittagong and Cox's Bazar regions can be stormed from the east-south-east direction with rain and thunderstorms.

This area may be tempered and stormy with rain and thunderstorms from east and south-east to 45 to 60 km from other parts of the country. Due to the impact of the cyclone, rains have started across the country including the capital. It will continue to increase slowly and the intensity of rain will continue to increase in the coastal areas.




185 shelter centers ready in Lakshmipur

It is raining heavily in Lakshmipur due to the influence of cyclone Sitraang, which is caused from deep depression in the Bay of Bengal. 185 shelter centers and 66 medical teams have been formed with cyclone shelters.

Yesterday Sunday (October 23) at 7:00 pm Deputy Commissioner Antar Hossain Akand confirmed the information by calling an emergency meeting.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Mohammad Noor-A Alam conducted the meeting, District Civil Surgeon Ahmed Kabir, Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Palash Kanti Nath, Deputy Director of Family Planning Department Ashfakur Rahman Mamun and other officials of various offices were present.

In this meeting of the disaster management committee, the grasslands and low areas of the district may be flooded with a high tide of 3 to 5 feet in the Meghna river under the influence of the cyclone Sitrarang.

The river area will be miked to bring people to safe shelters from remote areas. To bring those who are in the river to the locality, 185 shelter centers including cyclone shelters are being prepared for safe shelter.

260 metric tons of rice, 1000 packets of dry food, 600 cartoon biscuits have been reserved. 5 lakh 83 thousand rupees have been allocated. Every officer-employee of the upazila has been asked to stay in the work area till the next instructions. By turning on the desk, you will know the mobile numbers in the same way.

Boats should be kept ready at the river ghats to make rescue workers ready to rescue the stranded people, which is the sestination of the river bank, which is the protection of the coast from the erosion. The water development board has been asked to be alerted by the water development board.




How Cyclone Sitrang got its name

The deep depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has turned into a cyclone Sitrarang, which could turn into a strong cyclone on Monday (October 24).

According to the Directorate of Bangladesh Meteorology, there is a possibility of thunderstorms including 10 districts of the country in the afternoon.

Meanwhile in the country The name of the cyclone ‘Sitrang’ is called to hit the social media, and they want to know how the name of the cyclone ‘Sitrang’ is and what does this name mean.

According to the weather office sources, if the speed of any Jhar created in the sea is more than 39 miles per hour, that Jhar is a name. On the other hand, if the speed of any Jhar is 74 mail, it will be divided as hurricane, cyclone, or typhoon.

It is known that 13 countries (Bangladesh, Mynmar, India, Pakistan, Maldives, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Either have been put in place in this committee to name the tropical cyclone created in the northern part of the Indian Ocean under the World Weather Organization).

The organization of this 13 countries has fixed the names of 169 cyclones in 2020. From that list, this time the name of the cyclone is ‘Sitrang’. This name is the name of Thailand's Deo. Escape list after ‘Sitrang’.

It is also known that the word ‘sitrang’ means page of vitnami, and Sitrang is also the surname of the inhabitants of Thailand.




Torrential rain in Bagerhat, panic is increasing among coastal residents!

Torrential rain has started in coastal district Bagerhat due to the influence of cyclone Sitrang.

Today Monday (October 24) has been raining light and moderate gusty with rain since morning.

With the same, the possibility of this rain and wind speed increases as the swarth is getting closer, the more the coastal people are afraid. Locals are preparing to go to the shelter center in the collection of goods.

Abbas Talukdar of Khurankhola upazila said it was raining since Sunday morning. It has been raining uninterruptedly on that rainy night. I don't know what will happen to the waterfall.

Hafizur Rahman of Bahar Bunita area of Morelganj Upazila said, "If Sitrang is like a Sidor, then we will be in great danger. There is no dam to protect our united river from floods. If the flood is overflowing, there is a fear of damage to many lives and property."




Cyclone 'Sitrang' is approaching the coast in a severe form

The cyclone ‘Sitrang’ is coming from the Bay of Bengal to the north-west coast, which is why the 7th warning signal is called number four in the Pastra and Mongla seaports, the Directorate of Abhawa is asking to see the 7th warning signal.

The weather is going to be raining in Madaripur on Monday (October 24) due to the impact of the cyclone. This stream of rain will continue throughout the day.

It has been found that since morning Madaripur Sadar Upazila, Kalkini, Rajoir, Shibchar and Dasar are getting rain. There has been heavy rain.

A person named Abdul Haque was seen walking around the rickshaw in the college road area of the city. When he spoke to him, he said, ‘If you talk to him, you have to buy everything. If you stay at home, no one will eat. I will not come. I am out of the rickshaw, now I will get a passenger in the world.’

Salim Molla, a tea shopkeeper in the area, said, ‘This disaster has started since morning. People will not go out. If the rain subsides, there will be some trade.’

By 9:00 AM, the rain has slowed down and the rain continues to slow down, and the clouds are in the sky with a gust of wind.




Danger signal number 7 in Mongla-Paira, 6 in Chittagong-Cox's Bazar!

The cyclone ‘Sitrang’ is coming towards the northwest coast from the Bay of Bengal. As a result, the Directorate of Awahawa is able to see the number 7 warning signal in the name of the four and the 7th warning signal.

This information has been informed in the special warning No. 8 of the Department of Meteorology today, Monday (October 24) morning.

The warning is that the cyclone ‘Sitrang’ located in the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining West-Middle Bengal region is moving north-eastward and adjacent to the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining West-Middle Bengal and North Bay of Bengal (laxime: 17.8° North, Longitude: 88.8°East).

It is 590 km from Chittagong seaport today at 06 am (October 24, 2022). Southwest, 535 km from Cox's Bazar seaport. In the southwest, 525 km from Mongla seaport. right - 495 km from the seaport in the southwest and Payra. It was located in the southwest, which could be further concentrated and traverse north-northeast and cross the Barisal-Chittagong coast near Khepupara tomorrow morning.

Warnings It is also mentioned that 54 km from the center of the cyclone. The maximum continuous wind speed of this is 62 km per hour, which is 88 km in the form of gusts or gale. The sea is rife in the area near the cyclone center.

Meteorologist Khondkar Hafizur Rahman said that Mongla and Payra seaports are brought down local warning signal number 4 (4) instead of 7 (7) danger signal (re:) Number 7 (seven) has been asked to show the danger signal.