Academic activities of at least 665 educational institutions have been suspended for the last 12 days across Sylhet division due to flooding.
The flood situation in several northern districts, including Kurigram and Gaibandha, is likely to linger for another week.
The houses are barely standing on bamboo poles with fences broken, other parts dilapidated, and foundation submerged under water.
At a time when Sylhet is still reeling from the devastation caused by last month’s deluge, the region is now experiencing a fresh round of flooding triggered by the nonstop rain over the last few days, plunging thousands deeper into despair.
The water level of all major rivers in three districts under Sylhet division has been rising fast as heavy rainfall was recorded in parts of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, and Meghalaya in India
This means we need to find a balance between development and environmental conservation, and the time to act is now.
With the waters receding in some areas, the flood situation in the Sylhet region started showing signs of improvement yesterday.
More than one million marooned; BMD predict more heavy rainfall in 72 hours; water slightly recedes in main rivers
Heavy rains forecast for the next 3 days in region
A total of 873 primary and secondary schools, madrasas and colleges have been closed in Sylhet and Sunamganj as the flood situation in the two districts worsened due to continuous rain.
With three major rivers -- the Surma, Kushiyara and Sari-Gowain -- swelling beyond the danger level, the flood situation in Sylhet district has worsened in seven upazilas and the Sylhet city area.
Nearly 2.5 lakh people are marooned and two hundred schools are shut down due to the onrush of water from the upstream and heavy rainfall triggered by monsoon over the last one week in Sylhet and Moulvibazar.
Flash floods triggered by heavy rain and hailstorms have damaged Boro paddy massively in the haor areas of Sunamganj and Sylhet.
