Ershad Seeks Aid As Storm Toll Rises

DHAKA, Sunday: Bloated bodies floated in the Bay of Bengal today as Bangladesh counted the cost of a cyclone and tidal waves that one official feared could have claimed up to 10,000 lives. President Hossain Mohammad Ershad called an emergency meeting of his new national disaster committe

Big Search For Cyclone Survivors

DHAKA, Friday: Bangladesh's army and navy searched muddy seas and storm-battered islands for survivors today after a hurricane and tidal waves killed 1,000 people, officials said. The death toll could reach 5,000 when full reports of the most powerful cyclone to hit Bangladesh in nearly 2