CropsHill runoff and several days of rain flooded low-lying parts of Islampur upazila in Jamalpur on 30 June 2026. The upazila agriculture officer said jute, seedbeds and vegetables on 25 hectares went under water, while the Jamuna at Bahadurabad Ghat was still 78 cm below the danger mark.
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 Dudhkumar and Brahmaputra continue to rise in Kurigram, and the Water Development Board warns of possible short-term flooding within 72 hours.
EnvironmentIn a Jagonews24 article of 7 June 2026, two days after World Environment Day, Samiran Biswas argued that healthy soil, clean air and pure water sustain human civilisation and that all three are running down.
An 85-year-old man drowned in a pond in Dupchanchia, Bogura, apparently after slipping while gathering fallen mangoes at night.
CropsOn the eve of Eid-ul-Azha 2026, Sunamganj haor farmers said rain and waterlogging had drowned their boro rice. Officials put the damage at 20,000 hectares while farmers and their organisations claimed about 40,000; the list of affected farmers had been sent, but no date for assistance was given.
Simple methods such as irrigation spikes, jute rope wicks, upturned bottles and wet newspaper can keep potted plants watered for four to seven days while you are away.
Rain returned to Kishoreganj overnight on 4 May as rivers kept rising and farmers struggled to dry harvested paddy.
The government began buying paddy in Kishoreganj at Tk 36 a kg on 3 May, but farmers whose fields are flooded and grain wet say they cannot meet the warehouse's dryness condition.
Continued rain is raising the haors in Moulvibazar, submerging several hundred more hectares of Boro paddy as farmers face acute shortages of labourers and boats.
Heavy rain and runoff from upstream have caused flash floods across Moulvibazar, marooning thousands of families, and the district administration has readied 115 shelters.
An embankment in the Eranbil haor of Sunamganj's Madhyanagar upazila gave way under pressure from hill water, submerging some boro crops.
With storms and rain across the country, water can collect in potted plants on balconies, and some houseplants cannot tolerate it.
