EnvironmentOn 13 July 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warned that short-term flooding could develop or worsen within 24 to 48 hours in low-lying riverside areas of nine north-eastern and northern districts, while floods in the south-eastern hill districts were expected to keep easing.
EnvironmentOn 9 July 2026, hill torrents again submerged the Shaktiarkhola road in Bishwambharpur and the Anwarpur road in Tahirpur, cutting Tahirpur's direct road link with Sunamganj town, after the season's heaviest rain of 265 mm in 24 hours.
EnvironmentRain sent the Surma, Kushiyara, Manu, Khowai and Juri rising fast, and on 28 April 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warned of flash floods in the Sylhet region, with about half of the haor boro crop still uncut.
LivestockSeven of 31 Indian cattle seized by Sunamganj Sadar police on the Surma river died while kept on a small boat, Jagonews24 reported on 5 January 2026. The officer in charge said legal complications had stopped their auction.
