EnvironmentOn 20 July 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said floods could develop or worsen within 24 to 48 hours in low-lying riverside areas of the Rangpur, Sylhet, Mymensingh and Rajshahi regions, with flash floods possible in places.
EnvironmentOn 15 July 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said low-lying areas along the Manu and Khowai rivers in Moulvibazar and Habiganj could be temporarily flooded within 24 hours, while the Teesta, Kushiyara, Someshwari above danger level.
Low-lying riverside areas of nine districts in Bangladesh's north-east and north may see short-term flooding or a worsening flood situation within the next 24 to 48 hours, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said.
EnvironmentOn 11 July 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said rain and upstream runoff had pushed four rivers above the danger level at six points, the Sangu 107 cm above at Bandarban.
Several days of heavy rain and hill torrents have sent the Sangu above the danger level in Bandarban, flooding homes, roads and farmland.
FisheriesA 2 kg hilsa netted in the Padma at Daulatdia in Goalanda, Rajbari, sold for Tk 9,200 on 7 July 2026 to a Tangail man who lives in Saudi Arabia, a local fish trader said.
Rising rivers after heavy rain in Feni and India's Tripura have revived fears in a district still scarred by the devastating flood of August 2024.
EnvironmentIn early July 2026 Bangladesh's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) warned that heavy rain upstream could bring floods to the Brahmaputra and Meghna basins in July and August.
FisheriesA two-kilogram "king hilsa" caught in the Meghna was auctioned for Tk 9,300 at Monpura's Ramnewaj fish ghat in Bhola on 29 June 2026, Jagonews24 reported. The buyer, wholesaler Momin Talukder, supports Brazil at the football World Cup.
Rain and upstream runoff have pushed the Dudhkumar river 23 cm above the danger mark at Pateshwari in Kurigram, and the Water Development Board warns of a short-term flood within 72 hours.
The Teesta was flowing 10 centimetres above its danger level at the Dalia Teesta Barrage point in Nilphamari at 9pm on 28 June.
Six hilsa weighing about 11 kg caught in the Padma at Daulatdia in Rajbari sold for Tk 47,300.
EnvironmentThe Kushiyara was flowing 4 cm above danger level at Fenchuganj on 28 June 2026, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said, warning of short-term flooding in riverside low-lying areas of Sylhet, Mymensingh and Rangpur divisions.
