Cyclone Remal made landfall in Bangladesh on 26 May 2024, considered the most devastating cyclone to hit Bangladesh in over a decade. Landfall impacted areas of four hundred square kilometers and caused storm surges of 8 to 12 feet above normal levels. Within hours, it displaced 800,000 people. On 31 May, the Needs Assessment Working Group (NAWG) published a rapid needs assessment, providing a critical overview of the impact and needs.

Cyclone Remal resulted in 18 deaths, and an estimated 4.6 million people were affected, particularly in the districts of Bagerhat, Barguna, Barisal, Bhola, Khulna, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, and Satkhira. 173,866 houses were damaged or destroyed (133,528 partially damaged and 40,338 destroyed). 434,000 people are in urgent need of health services, access to safe drinking water, shelter, food, and livelihood support. The affected population includes 46,000 children under-five and 10,000 pregnant women. More than 500,000 farmers were affected by crop damage worth $90.7 million over 62,783 hectares of land.