Bangladesh is a delta country that sits on sediments eroded from the Himalayan Mountains. Thirty-five percent of the area is less than 6 metres (20 ft) above sea level. The 575 km-long coastline is contoured in such a way that it funnels cyclones from the warm waters of the Bay of Bengal into the area.…

 “November 12, 1970. No one would ever forget it. Two hundred and fifty miles of coastline on the Bay of Bengal was devastated, a huge V chewed…

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