A third of the Muslim-majority country of Bangladesh is drowning in flood waters, but you probably didn't know because everyone's talking about Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

As Bangladeshi families welcome Eid Al-Adha, some 8.5 million are directly affected by the tragedy, according to CNN

When combining the devastation wreaked by monsoon rains on Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) estimates at least 1,200 people have died this summer.

In contrast, less than 50 have died thus far in Texas due to Hurricane Harvey.

So ... why aren't people talking about Bangladesh?

Many are questioning the discrepancy in coverage

The situation in Texas is bad, but things are much worse in South-East Asia right now

Villagers in Bangladesh are describing the flooding and rains as the "worst in living memory."

"People were fearful they would soon begin to starve," Corinne Ambler, who was with an IFRC response team, told CNN. 

"They are used to seasonal flooding but nothing to this degree, this is a different level – for miles around all you can see is water, the flooding has transformed the countryside," she said.

Certainly, the ongoing problems in Texas are worth media discussion and attention. At the same time, the lack of coverage of a more devastating crisis happening on the other side of the world reveals a striking double standard.