List of disasters in Bangladesh by death toll

This is a list of disasters and tragic events in Bangladesh sorted by death toll.

Throughout history, Bangladesh has been attacked by various types of natural disasters. Most of the natural disasters happen during May to July.

100 or more deaths

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Type of disaster	Name	Location	Deaths	Date	Notes
Cyclone	Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876	Coast of Backerganj	200,000	1876
Cyclone		Bengal	200,000+	1897	A cyclone with a storm-surge of 12.2 metres (40 ft) hit Meghna River estuary near Chittagong, Barisal, and Noakhali. Casualty is about 200,000. The storm also caused epidemic and famine, and vast property damage.
Cyclone	1970 Bhola cyclone	Bhola	500,000+	12 November 1970	Entire coast of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan)
Cyclone	1991 Bangladesh Cyclone	Chittagong	138,866	1991	A cyclone hit the coastal islands and chars near Patuakhali, Barisal, Noakhali and Chittagong. Maximum wind speed reached 110 km/h. The storm surge was 1.9 metres.
Industrial disaster	2013 Rana Plaza collapse	Dhaka	1,134	24 April 2013	Collapse of the Rana Plaza, Savar Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh

See also

• List of Bangladesh tropical cyclones