Residents wade through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Chattogram on Jul 12, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Rabin Chowdhury) 12 Jul 2026 10:41PM DHAKA: Flash floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people in Bangladesh in the past week, officials said on Sunday (Jul 12), with tens of thousands displaced from their homes.Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation criss-crossed by rivers, is highly vulnerable to floods and landslides during the monsoon season, but scientists say climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.For the last few days, army and border guard personnel have been ferrying food, drinking water and other essential supplies by boat to communities cut off because of heavy flooding in the country's southeastern d