At least 11 major tropical cyclones hit the country since 2007, leaving 3,872 people dead, according to the Wikipedia.
According to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Bangladesh was one of the worst sufferers of cyclones in terms of casualties.
Here are some of the severe tropical cyclones that hit Bangladesh since 2007.
14–15 May, 2007: Cyclone Akash struck about 115 km south of Chittagong with wind speeds up to 120 km/hour. 14 people were killed. Damages amounted to US$982 million.
15 November, 2007: Cyclone Sidr with wind speeds up to 260 km/hour, made landfall on southern Bangladesh, causing over 3,500 deaths and severe damage.
26–27 October, 2008: Cyclone Rashmi made landfall on Bangladesh coast on October 26 with wind speeds up to 85 km/hour. 15 people were killed and thousands of homes were damaged.
19–21 April, 2009: Cyclone Bijli attacked Bangladesh in a weakened form. Not so severe damages were recorded, except for destruction of some houses and loss of crops.
27–29 May, 2009: A severe Cyclone Aila attacked offshore 15 districts of south-western part of Bangladesh with wind speeds up to 120 km/hour. About 150 people were killed, 200,000 houses were damaged and 300,000 acres of cultivated land and volumes of crops were lost.
16–17 May, 2013: Cyclone Viyaru, formerly known as Cyclonic Storm Mahasen, hit near Chittagong with wind speeds up to 85 km/hour. 17 people died and nearly 1.3 million were affected across the country. Losses to crops exceeded US$5.14 million.
29 July, 2015: Cyclone Komen with wind speeds up to 75 km/hour made landfall near Chittagong. About 510,000 houses in the country were damaged or completely destroyed. Many residents lost their source of income as 667,221 acres (270,000 ha) of crop fields were damaged. The floods killed 132 people, of which at least 39 were directly related to Komen.
21 May, 2016: Cyclone Roanu made landfall near Chittagong killing 26 people across Bangladesh. It had wind speeds up to 100 km/hour. Around 40,000 homesteads and business houses were damaged. Food storage and seasonal crops took a heavy toll. Livestock, fish and shrimp firms were swept away.
20 August, 2016: The remnants of Tropical Storm Dianmu affected Bangladesh. No damage or death was reported.
29–31 May, 2017: Cyclone Mora with wind storm made landfall on May 31. A multitude of tropical cyclone warnings were issued for most of the southern part of Bangladesh. The cyclone made the landfall near Chittagong with wind speeds up to 110 km/hour.
A total of 500,000 people managed to move out of coastal areas before the cyclone hit Bangladesh. Strong winds and storm surge battered buildings and destroyed farmlands across Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Rangamati. At least 20,000 houses were damaged in Rohingya refugee camps. As of May 31 of the year, eighteen people were reported to have been killed across Bangladesh, mostly due to falling trees and drowning.
