Major rivers continued to swell and were flowing above the danger level due to heavy downpour in the upstream.
Their tributaries and rivulets too are in spate.
The water level of the Teesta breached the danger mark at Dalia point and was flowing at least 18 centimetres above the danger level on Friday noon, said Nurul Islam, Control Room (Doyani-Dalia) In-Charge of Bangladesh Water Development Board.
He said the water level of Teesta was flowing 20 centimetres above the damager mark at 6am on Thursday.
Bedsides, low-lying areas of 15 villages of Hatibandha Upazila in Lalmonirhat district were inundated due to rise of water level of the Teesta, reports our local correspondent.
“With the water level Teesta crossing the danger mark on Friday, the authorities have stepped up their preparedness for rescue-and- relief operations,” said Samiul Alim, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Hatibandha.
He said the flood situation in the Upazila was monitored and we informed it to the district administration.
Besides, Brahmaputra and Dharla rivers were also flowing above the danger level, inundating char areas.
According to information available from the Bangladesh Water Development Board, the water level of the Dharla river was flowing 8 centimetres above the danger level at Bridge Point while Brahmaputra 4 centimetres above the danger level at Chilmari
point at 12pm on Friday.
Officials of local administrations said, char areas of Nageshwari and Sadar upazilas have already gone under water affecting over 20,000 families.
Some areas in Bhurungamari, Chilmari, Roumari, Rajibpur and Ulipur upazilas were also submerged.
As per information provided by to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Aush on 37 hectares of land, sesame on 93 hectares and green chili on six hectares were damaged by flood in Kurigram Sadar and Roumari upazila.
Meanwhile, vegetables, maize, sesame, peanut, and jute fields were also damaged in char areas of the district.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warned that eight districts of country’s northern region are at risk of flash floods in the next 10 days as rivers in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna basin continued to swell due to heavy rains in the upstream.
The districts of Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Sirajganj, Bogura, Tangail, Rajbari, and Munshiganj are expected to experience short-term floods.
The Brahmaputra river is likely to overflow at Ulipur and Chilmari in Kurigram on Saturday while the Jamuna may rise above the danger levels at Fulchhori in Gaibandha, Bahadurabad in Jamalpur, Kazipur in Sirajganj, Sariakandi in Bogura, and Elasin in Tangail between Jun 28 and 29.
“The low-lying lands in these districts may face flash floods,” said Md Arifuzzaman, executive engineer of the FFWC.
The Padma River is likely to flow above the danger level in Bhagyakul and Goalanda, leaving Munshiganj and Rajbari susceptible to floods.
The water level in the rivers around Dhaka is also rising although these are unlikely to overflow, said Arifuzzaman.
Shamsuddin Ahmed, Director of Bangladesh Meteorological Department, has also warned about the risk of floods in some northern, north-eastern and south-eastern parts of the country as a result of the torrential monsoon rain.
