Cyclone 'Reshmi' swept over southern and southwestern coastal belts of the country early on 27th October with winds gusting up to 84 km an hour. The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal grew into Cyclone Reshmi. The cautionary signal for maritime ports was raised to four from three at daytime. Cyclone Reshmi developed from a well-marked depression on the west-central and adjoining northwest bay over three days. The cyclone ripped through different upazilas of Bhola, Barisal, Pirojpur and Patuakhali districts and adjoining coastal areas, including Char Fashion, Patharghata, Saronkhola, Mothbaria, Golachipa, Mehendiganj, Bakerganj, Hijla and Muladi, from nearly 3am to 5:30am.

Cyclone Reshmi lashed Friendship working areas- Majer Char in Pirojpur, Kalapara in Patuakhali, Taltoli in Borguna and Saronkhola in Bagerhat. In Majher Char no life loss during the cyclone but damaged Aman rice 10% to 15% and 50 to 60 trees are uprooted. Water has entered inside the embankment through the broken areas due to tidal surge. Some old houses have been damaged due to strong wind.

The storm also damaged standing crops on vast tracts of land in Taltoli of the Borguna district and uprooted many trees. The last cyclone Reshmi damaged hundreds of houses and fishing trawlers in shoronkhola of Bagerhat. Kalapara of Patuakhali was ruined badly by Reshmi rather than our other working areas. Three people were killed in Hazera of Kalapara. Around 1,000 thatched houses damaged by the cyclonic storm. Seedlings of winter vegetables were badly damaged in low-lying offshore islands.