As many as 7 lakh people in 649 villages along the sea coast are likely to be severely affected due to the cyclone Amphan -- brewing over the Bay of Bengal, the Odisha government has warned.

Seven lakh people likely to be affected by Cyclone Amphan brewing over Bay of Bengal

At least 16 people were killed on Tuesday after an overcrowded boat carrying over 100 Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal. According to reports, the boat was carrying around 125 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps and was heading towards Malaysia.

At least 16 dead after Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal

The Hooghly or Kati-Ganga flows south for about 260 km into the Bay of Bengal, through a heavy industrialised area with more than half of West Bengal's population.

West Bengal: Pollution abatement projects to prevent sewage flow into Ganga

Bangladesh coast guard rescued 122 Rohingya Muslim refugees from the Bay of Bengal on Thursday as the boat they had boarded to illegally flee to Malaysia started sinking due to a mechanical problem, a coast guard official said.

Bangladesh coast guard rescues 122 Rohingya from sinking boat

Cyclone Bulbul lashes Bay of Bengal, death toll rises to 10. Watch video to know more.

Cyclone Bulbul lashes Bay of Bengal, death toll rises to 10

The Indian Coast Guard in a coordinated operation with the Bangladesh Coast Guard brought back as many as 516 Indian fishermen along with 32 Indian fishing boats from Bangladesh who were stranded due to bad weather and rough seas in the Bay of Bengal.

Indian Coast Guard rescues 516 Indian fishermen, 32 fishing boats stranded in Bay of Bengal

Several thousand fishermen blocked Bangladesh's busiest highway Sunday, police said, as protests escalated over a two-month fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal. The fishermen say the 65-day blockade, intended to replenish fish stocks --is driving them out of business.

Bangladesh highway blocked as fishermen protest catch ban

Bangladesh coast guards on Thursday stopped 58 Rohingya refugees from making a potentially dangerous journey to Malaysia by sea and arrested two suspected traffickers, an official said.

Bangladesh picks up 58 Malaysia-bound Rohingya at sea

Bangladesh authorities prevented 84 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar from attempting a perilous boat journey to Malaysia, officials said Saturday. Police in Pekua said 67 Rohingya Muslims from Kutupalong -- the largest refugee settlement in the world -- were stopped as they waited to board a fishing trawler.

Bangladesh stops 84 Rohingyas from perilous sea journey

A deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal developed into cyclonic storm 'Fani' on Saturday, which will further intensify into a "severe cyclonic storm", the IMD said.

Depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm

India's Meteorological Department(IMD) said today Cyclone Titli was gaining strength in Bay of Bengal as the Odisha government braced for the situation promising "zero casualties".

Meteorological department sounds red alert in Odisha over Cyclone Titli

Even though the sea continued to be rough, rescue operations are going on in full swing

Cyclone Ockhi: 14 killed in Tamil Nadu, Kerala as heavy downpour continues

The storm was expected to move toward the Lakshadweep archipelago and hit the islands on December 2

Cyclone Ockhi: Rain pounds Tamil Nadu, Kerala, 8 dead

A tropical storm has killed at least seven people and left five fishermen missing in Sri Lanka, bringing down trees across main roads and on houses, officials said on Thursday, warning of landslides and flooding in severely hit areas.

Watch: Tropical storm hits Sri Lanka, at least 7 dead

Two Bangladesh Navy ships and a patrol aircraft were deployed after a distress signal was sent from a ship

17 missing after Indian trawler sinks off Bangladesh

Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said he has asked the ships to verify the located objects before confirming the findings

India locates objects during search for missing IAF plane

Four coast guard ships, a submarine and two Dornier aircraft deployed for search operations in Bay of Bengal

Search for Indian Air Force plane with 29 on board ongoing

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