Fear of Floods Looms Over Eight Districts

The Flood Forecasting and Warning Center has warned that the flood situation in eight districts of the country may deteriorate. The districts are Kurigram, Sirajganj, Pabna, Kushtia, Manikganj, Rajbari, Faridpur and Shariatpur.

The message from the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center said that in these eight districts, rising water levels in the low-lying areas could inundate new areas. The water level at Sirajganj point of Jamuna river and Elasin point of Dhaleshwari river at Tangail may cross the danger line by today.

Officials in charge of flood monitoring said that the accumulated water from the upper reaches has been washed away and now the downstream area is coming towards Bangladesh. Water is rising rapidly, especially in the Ganges-Padma and Brahmaputra basins. The company expects the water level to rise further in the next one week.

The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains in most parts of the country in the next two days. Due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, the monsoon winds are a bit weak and the rainfall has decreased. Now that the monsoon has become active again, the rainfall may increase.

Meteorologist AKM Nazmul Alam said, "The rainfall is reduced in August. However, as there are less clouds in the sky, the sun is rising and the temperature is rising. In the next couple of days, both clouds and rain may increase."