The overall floods situation in parts of the country has deteriorated further as low lying areas in several districts have gone under in the past 24 hours.
Levels of water in 63 stations have increased while at 42 points they have decreased at the same time.
The floods situation in Kurigram district has worsened, with rising water levels in all major rivers, leaving 150,000 people stranded.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Saidul Arif said that the Brahmaputra River was flowing 72cm above its danger point at Chilmari, 71cm above at Hatiya, and 68cm above at Nunkhawa. The Dharla River was one cm above its red mark at Dharla Bridge and 10cm above at Taluk Shimulbari as of on Saturday.
Due to torrential rains and upstream flow, all rivers in Tangail have risen, resulting in the flooding of lower areas in four upazilas and leaving thousands of people trapped.
The Jamuna and Jhenai rivers were flowing 20cm and 78cm above the danger level, respectively, and river erosion occurred in several areas on Saturday.
The overall floods situation in Jamalpur has deteriorated due to the hilly downpour from upstream, leaving 150,000 people waterlogged.
Jamalpur Water Development Board Executive Engineer Rafiqul Islam said that the water level of the Jamuna River at Bahadurabad Ghat point in Dewanganj rose by 1cm in the last 24 hours, flowing 93cm above the danger level.
This has left 150,000 people waterlogged in 45 unions of Dewanganj, Bakshiganj, Islampur, Melandah, Madarganj, and Sarishabari upazilas, he added.
In Bogra, water in the Jamuna River continued to rise at Sariakandi point on Saturday. Currently, over 17,000 people are trapped in floods waters.
On the other hand, the Hajiganj-Nabiganj ferry ghat has gone under water due to continuous rainfall in Narayanganj in the past few days.
Meanwhile, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman on Saturday said that around 2 million people in 15 districts were affected by the ongoing floods caused by torrential rains and the onrush of upstream water.
Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Rangpur, Jamalpur, Gaibandha, Feni, Rangamati, Bogra, Kurigram, Sirajganj, Lalmonirhat and Cox’s Bazar are the worst-hit districts, he said while speaking at a press briefing held at the Secretariat.
He said the government has allocated 8,700 tons of rice, Tk3.10 crore in cash, 58,500 sacks of dry food, Tk60 lakh for baby food, and Tk60 lakh for fodder for floods-hit districts so far.
Flood-affected people took refuge in 36,223 shelters, he added.
A number of districts have been partially flooded, said the minister.
According to local administration sources, no one died but two million people were affected by the floodss, said Mohibbur.
The government is working on the floods-affected areas, he said, adding the southern portion of the country may witness floodss.
Noting that there is a possibility of another spell of floods in the month of August or September, the minister said: “We are taking preparation as per the directives of the prime minister.”
“I saw in the newspapers that there was no food in some places. For this, we will speak directly to the deputy commissioners concerned,” he said.
All necessary items were given to the parliament members, deputy commissioners and upazila nirbahi officers as per their demand and there is no reason for a lack of relief, he added.
Replying to a question, the minister said he thinks the allocation in the floods-hit areas is adequate.
The minister is expected to visit the floods-hit areas in Tangail and Sirajganj on Sunday.
Our correspondents Nazmul Huda Nasim from Bogra, Abdullah Al Mamun from Tangail and Bishwajit Deb from Jamalpur contributed to the report