As the flood situation worsens in the northern districts, thousands of people are passing hard days amid food and drinking water shortage.

The flood situation in the northern region and low-lying parts of Dhaka division is likely to worsen in the coming days, officials and experts said yesterday.

Electricity supply returned to parts of Sunamganj town this afternoon, four days after power lines were cut off all over the district on Thursday following heavy flood caused by upstream water and heavy rainfall.

The lighting system in the approach area of ​​Sylhet’s Osmani International Airport runway that remained underwater due to the flood, is now being tested.

Nine villages have been flooded in Fulgazi upazila of Feni as the dam on Muhuri river was damaged at three points due to continuous rain and onrush of water from the hills.

Cry for relief is getting louder in Sylhet and Sunamganj as at least 40 lakh people remain stranded due to flood in the two districts and over 3 lakh of them have taken refuge at different shelters.

At least nine people died due to flood, lightning and electrocution in Sylhet division.

Water has started to drain from several roads in Sylhet city this morning (June 20, 2022) after being submerged for nearly two days. However, Sylhet Uposhohor, on the banks of Surma river, is still flooded.

The water level in Brahmaputra River in Kurigram rose higher and was flowing 51 cm above the danger level at Chilmari Point in at 6am this morning (June 20, 2022).

The government has started the connection work of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to keep telecommunication and internet services active in the flood affected areas yesterday (June 19, 2022).

The floods wreaking havoc in the country’s northern and north-eastern districts may worsen as water levels in already overflowing rivers could continue to rise over the next two days, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre. 

Flood situation worsened in the northern districts yesterday as all major rivers were flowing above the danger mark.

Bangladesh's northern and central regions are expected to face brief flooding, as water levels in the Jamuna and Teesta rivers are rising steadily.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to visit the flood-affected areas in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona on Tuesday (June 21, 2022).

After a landslide killed four people, Chattogram District Administration today (June 19, 2022) evicted 145 families living in the hills near Foy's Lake in the port city.

The country's flood situation could last a little longer, Chief of Army Staff Gen SM Shafiuddin Ahmed said today.

Many char and low-lying areas of Tangail were inundated as Jamuna and Jhenai rivers are flowing above the danger level.

Aush paddy of around 22,000 hectares cropland has been damaged so far in the country due to the recent flood, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque said today.

As the flood water is receding in some areas, trains leaving Dhaka can now reach Sylhet Railway Station.

Although the flood situation in Sylhet and Sunamganj remains unchanged, less rainfall from last night till this morning has caused the flood water level to drop in some areas.