Natural Calamity of Bangladesh

           

           

            Bangladesh is called a land of natural calamities because every year she falls victim to various natural calamities like cyclone, tidal-surge, storm, river-erosion, drought, flood and so on. Bangladesh is criss-crossed by a network of many big rivers, their branches and tributaries and thousands of canals. Agriculture of our country depends on nature. Crops fall victim to drought almost every year. The natural calamity that hits coastal areas is cyclone. It occurs in coastal areas occasionally. It takes away millions of lives and destroys much wealth and property. The most common natural calamity that visits Bangladesh every year is flood. It occurs particularly during the rainy reason. The effects of flood beggar description. It leaves a vast sign of devastation. The affected people and animals suffer from untold sufferings. It causes heavy damage to our life

and properties. Houses are destroyed, cattle are washed away, crops are greatly damaged and trees are uprooted. Thousands of people and animals remain without food for many days. The after effects of flood is more serious. cholera, diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases spread out all over the flood affected area. Sometimes famine breaks out. Many people animals die for want of food. Then the price of all necessary things goes up.