The flood situation in the Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona may further deteriorate in the next 24 hours, said the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre on Friday.
Water levels at 13 points of the country’s rivers are flowing above the danger level, and in the next 24 hours the water level of Teesta may remain near or above the danger level.
The flood condition may further worsen in the low-lying areas of Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur and Kurigram districts, it said.
All the major rivers of the country are in spate.
According to weather forecasts by meteorological agencies, there is a chance of medium to heavy rainfall (somewhere very heavy) at some places of the northern and north-eastern regions of the country along with adjoining states of Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal of India in the next 72 hours.
As a result, the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, the Ganges-Padma, the Surma, the Kushiyara, the Teesta, the Dharla, the Dudkumar and all other major rivers may continue swelling in the next 48 hours, said the forecast.
