Crops
Hill Water Breaches Eranbil Embankment in Sunamganj
An embankment in the Eranbil haor of Sunamganj's Madhyanagar upazila gave way under pressure from hill water, submerging some boro crops.
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Crops
Rain Disrupts Paddy Threshing, Farmers Fear Early Flood
Two days of rough weather and rain have disrupted boro harvesting and threshing in Moulvibazar, raising fears of waterlogging and an early flood.
Crops
Early Flood Warning Leaves Sunamganj's Boro Farmers Worried
An early flood warning over forecast very heavy rain in Cherrapunji and Meghalaya has left thousands of boro farmers in Sunamganj's haors anxious about bringing in their crop.
Environment
Control Room Opened in Sunamganj to Tackle Flash Flood Risk
Sunamganj's district administration opened a control room on Saturday night to handle disasters and reduce the risk of flash floods in the district.
CropsFearing an early flood, Sunamganj farmers cut half-ripe boro paddy
On 22 April 2026, with the Surma 54 cm higher and 2 cm below its danger level, haor farmers in Sunamganj cut boro paddy before it fully ripened. Only 28,000 of 223,100 hectares had been harvested, the agriculture office said.
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Rivers Rise in Sunamganj, Farmers Urged to Harvest Paddy Quickly
With rivers rising, the Sunamganj Water Development Board has asked farmers to harvest haor paddy quickly to limit losses from a possible early flood.
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Early Flood Risk Raises Fears for Boro Crop in Netrokona Haors
Days of heavy rain, storms and hail have caused waterlogging and cracked embankments in Netrokona's haors, leaving farmers afraid an early flood will destroy their boro crop.
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Two Ministries Told to Help Hailstorm and Flood Victims
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the agriculture and disaster management and relief ministries to help people hit by recent hailstorms and flash floods during the ongoing holiday.
CropsGaibandha char farmers grow vegetables and spices in sacks to beat floods
In October 2025 farmers and homemakers on the chars of Gaibandha were growing ginger, turmeric, gourds and aubergine in soil-filled sacks on raised platforms, a method promoted by the district DAE with SKS Foundation so that flood water cannot reach the crops.
Vegetables
Padma Waters Swamp Crops on 1,400 Hectares of Chars, Farmers at a Loss
Rising Padma waters after heavy rain and hill runoff have submerged banana, sugarcane and vegetable fields in three riverside unions of Ishwardi, Pabna, leaving farmers facing heavy losses.
CropsPadma Rises and Submerges Crops on 2,252 Hectares in Chapainawabganj
In August 2025 the upstream flow of the Padma submerged 2,252 hectares of cropland in several unions of Chapainawabganj, and farmers had to cut Aus paddy that had just come into ear and feed it to their cattle.
Vegetables
Flood Water Submerges 1,500 Bighas of Vegetable Fields
Upstream water swelling the Padma has flooded vegetable and banana fields on about 1,500 bighas in three Pabna upazilas, and vegetable prices have nearly doubled.
EnvironmentWoman dies of snakebite in Feni's Parshuram as floodwater recedes
On the afternoon of 11 July 2025, Rokeya Akter Rina, 48, died after a venomous snake bit her in her kitchen in Solia village, Parshuram, Feni, where she had gone to cook once the floodwater went down.