The flood situation in the districts has worsened following the rise in water level of different rivers.
In Sirajganj, the flood situation in the district further deteriorated on Monday as the water of Jamuna is flowing 34 centimetres above the danger level.
Besides, erosion caused by the strong current of the Jamuna in different places also added to the woes of the flood-hit people, rendering 60,000 people of five upazilas marooned.
Syed Imam Hasan, executive engineer of Water Development Board, said they feared continued rise of waters of the Jamuna following the heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya states of India on Sunday. Teesta River at Dalia point is flowing 32 centimetres above the red mark, rendering 10,000 people of four upazilas of the district marooned.
The authorities concerned have opened the sluice gates at different points to tackle the situation.
In Lalmonirhat, the flood situation of the district has taken a turn for the worse due to the onrush of water from the upstream and incessant rains, rendering 30,000 people marooned.
The Teesta River is flowing 35 centimetres above the danger level while Dharala is flowing 25 centimetres above the red mark. In Kurigram, water levels of 16 rivers including Brahmaputra, Dharala, Dudhkumar, and Teesta were persistently rising, inundating fresh villages in the last 24 hours.
At least 75 villages of eight upazilas in the district were marooned, leaving 1,0,000 people facing scarcity of safe water, sanitation, food and shelter, witnesses said.
The Brahmaputra is flowing two centimetres above the danger level while water level of the Dudhkumari river rose 19 centimetres, the Dharala rose 26 centimetres and the Teesta rose 11 centimetres.
According to the district primary education office, a total of 67 primary schools went under floodwater.
In Gaibandha, the water level was flowing 17 centimetres above the danger level in a tributary of the Jamuna and Brahmaputra rivers swamping fresh villages and accelerating river erosion in Sadar, Sundarganj, Pulchari and Saghata upazilas.
Early Monday, at least 15 houses were washed away by the water due to river erosion by the Brahmaputra, witnesses said.
In Pabna, water level of Jamuna river rose flooding fresh areas of Kajirhat, Nagarbari and Bera. The river erosion also took a serious turn in the district following the fresh flood.
