Over 100,000 people have been stranded as the Teesta and Dudhkumar rivers swelled above danger level, flooding vast areas of cropland, homes and low-lying regions in northern Bangladesh.

40 unions across 13 upazilas in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Nilphamari are part of the Teesta shoal region

The study highlighted that the damage represents 1.81 percent of the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25

Over 60,000 people in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram have been marooned by floodwater as vast tracks of low-lying areas in northern districts have been inundated due to heavy rainfall and onrushing water from upstream.

Following incessant rainfall over the past few days, water levels in Teesta and other major rivers are rising, triggering widespread flood concerns in the northern districts.

The recent flood has dealt a heavy blow to fish farmers in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria.

One person in Moulvibazar remains missing, according to the release, says disaster management ministry

Hundreds of students from Dhaka, Chattogram and districts in between were seen marching towards Feni on August 22. They travelled in trucks, with speedboats and life jackets, on a mission to rescue those stranded by the unprecedented floods that swept through the region.

Only 7 cm water rise in the Ganga river (Padma river in Bangladesh) at Chapainawabganj point in last 24 hours, said Sarder Uday Raihan, executive engineer of the FFWC

In 20 long years, I haven't found anyone who started “anti-India” protests by bringing up floods, till now.

People wishing to distribute relief materials among the flood victims are finding it very difficult to reach remote areas due to a lack of boats.

New areas of Cumilla's Debidwer upazila have become submerged in 24 hours till 8:00am today

When Tuhin Rana heard last week that his remote village in Noakhali was being flooded, he called his parents and wife who just gave birth to a daughter and told them to stay safe.

Awami League president Sheikh Hasina today urged countrymen to stand beside the flood-affected people

The flooding is not solely due to the dam overflow

The recent floods have marooned 10,47,029 people in 11 districts across the country, with the total number of affected individuals reaching 52,09,798.

Vehicular movement on the Chattogram-Dhaka highway partially resumed this morning, after four days of disruption, as floodwater started to recede from the road

Millions of people were still left without electricity and any means of communication, and relief materials had not reached many remote areas where families were stranded in flooded villages for days.

Transport activities, including movement of imported goods and those meant for exports, have been halted since Thursday as the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, the lifeline of the country’s economy, has been submerged by flash floods brought on by heavy rainfall and the rush of water from upstream.

Sacks and sacks of relief materials are being lined up inside the TSC complex of Dhaka University. They are then sorted, packaged and loaded on trucks, to be carried to flood affected areas.