Floods Damage Nearly 4,000 Houses in Moulvibazar
Floods have damaged 3,932 mud and semi-pucca houses in four upazilas of Moulvibazar, leaving residents in severe hardship.
Floods have damaged 3,932 mud and semi-pucca houses in four upazilas of Moulvibazar, leaving residents in severe hardship.
Floods in Moulvibazar have damaged crops and fish farms, leaving farmers who borrowed from NGOs in distress.
Flooding in about 28 unions of Moulvibazar has destroyed grass and fodder, leaving many cattle sick and their owners unable even to sell them cheaply.
EnvironmentAs the July 2026 floodwater began to recede in Bandarban municipality, mud and rotting waste left in roads, drains and homes caused a severe stench and raised fears of waterborne disease.
CropsWith heavy to very heavy rain forecast for most of Bangladesh from 12 to 14 July 2026, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) issued advice for farmers at the Aman seedbed and transplanting stage.
Floodwater is receding in Kurigram, but severe river erosion is eating into homesteads and around 500 hectares of crops have been damaged.
Floodwater has started entering a power substation in Bandarban, which may be shut down, cutting supply to more than 10,000 customers.
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.
Continuous rain and hill torrents from upstream are steadily raising rivers in Sunamganj, and the Bangladesh Water Development Board fears a short-term flood if the trend continues.
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.
Feni district administration has prepared 224 shelters, stocked relief and rescue equipment and begun forming volunteer teams to deal with a possible flood.
The flood in Khagrachhari has worsened with continuous rain and hill torrents, cutting key roads, stranding more than 500 tourists in Sajek and forcing schools to close.
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.