A total of 1,500 flood-hit families of Kurigram are getting Tk 10,000 each for rehabilitation as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allocated Tk 1.5 crore for them.

Reddish water from upstream in Assam, India, has been flowing into the rivers of Rowmari upazila in Kurigram resulting in flooding at 30 villages across three unions.

The flood situation in Kurigram district has been improving, despite three of its main rivers still flowing above the danger level.

Flood situation has worsened in Manikganj while in Kurigram flood water has been flowing above the danger level.

Floodwater has stranded over one lakh people in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts, following the inundation in Sylhet region.

Locals rescue a Python, over three-metre long, which was carried by raging floodwaters in Kurigram Sadar upazila.

The sudden decrease in water flow at Teesta and Dharala basins triggered serious river erosion in many areas of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts.