Although the flood situation continues to improve in most places, it claimed three more lives in Netrokona, Kurigram and Moulvibazar in 24 hours to Wednesday morning, raising the toll to 110.
All of them drowned in floodwaters, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The total number of deaths was recorded between May 17 to July 6, it said.
The fatalities occurred due to lightning strikes, diarrhoea, skin diseases, snakebites, electrocution, landslides and drowning.
Of the deceased, 40 died in Mymensingh, 57 in Sylhet, 12 in Rangpur and one in Dhaka division, it said.
Some 13,892 people were affected by floods during the period, it added.
Among a total of 70 flood-hit upazilas, 33 are in Sylhet division, 16 in Rangpur, 20 in Mymensingh and one in Chittagong.
Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram are the worst-hit districts where 13, 11, 10 and nine upazilas have been affected by floods, respectively.
A total of 1,944 flood shelters have been opened, and 2,051 medical teams are working to provide healthcare to the flood-affected people.


