The lives of people in several districts of the country have been hampered because of the continuous rainfall for the last three days.
People in those districts have been suffering a great extent as low-lying areas were submerged because the of poor drainage system.
Moreover, crops on vast tracts of land were submerged which could be a disaster of farmers.
Our Khagrachhari correspondent reports, low-lying areas in the hill district went under water because of the heavy downpour which the district has been experiencing for the last three days.
According to Department of Agricultural Extension Department, crops on 3,000 acres of land at nine uapzilas of the district were inundated.
The villages are Kaladeva, Battali, Golabari, Ganjapara, Muslimpara and Mehedibug area under Sadar upazila while Chhoto Merung, Bachha Merung, Boro Merung, Sobahanpur, Shantipur, Kobakhali of Dighinala upazila, Fatemanagor, Pujgangmukh, Latiban of Panchhari upazila, Tabalchhari, Gumti, Natunpara of Matirnga, Gachhabil, College Para, Tintahori of Manikchhari upazila.
Farmers fear that if the rain continues for more a few days then they would have to incur huge losses.
Sub-assistant of Agriculture Officer Ranjit Chakraborty said farmers are becoming the biggest victims of flash floods as most of the vegetable gardens in the district were situated on the bank of Chengi-Mainee and Feni rivers.
When contacted, Deputy Commissioner Md Masud Karim said they would stand beside the farmers if they get required monetary aid from the government.
In Feni, around 8,000 people were marooned as a portion of an embankment at Sripur under Fulgazi upazila collapsed because of flash flood which was caused by torrential rain and the onrush of water from the hills.
The flood affected villages are Sripur, Gosaipur, Shaldor, Nilokshi and Bijoypur.
Ramjan Ali, executive engineer of Water Devolopment Board, Feni told the Dhaka Tribune that the Mohuri River flowed 13.4 cm above the danger level.
Our Kushtia correspondent adds: The life in Kushtia has come to a halt as most of the low-lying areas in district have been submerged in waist-deep water, causing immense sufferings to city dwellers.
The waterlogged areas of the district are Courtpara, Kalisangkarpur, Peyaratola, Hospital road area, Purba Mojompure, Pashchim Mojompur and Kataikhana intersection.
Motor vehicles were hardly seen in those areas while some rickshaws were seen on city roads. Commuters faced immense sufferings while travelling through waist-deep water.
School authorities of many schools postponed examinations as rainwater intruded into those schools.
DAE sources said crops on a vast tract of land have been damaged by the rain. Farmers are afraid that if the rain does not stop within a short period of time then they will also have to incur huge losses.
The rainfall in the district was recorded 111.4 millimeter which is highest this year, said Obaidur Rahman, executive engineer of Water Devolopment Board, Kushtia.
Local people blamed poor sewage and drainage systems for the waterlogging.
In Dinajpur, road communication in between Dinajpur and Gobindaganj remained suspended as a wheel of a goods-laden truck fell into a hole.
Inspector of Ghoraghat police station said the driver of the truck could not see the hole because of the heavy rainfall.
Later, the road communication became normal by 12 noon.
According to the Met office, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in places in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions till today due to the deep convection over the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh.