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Published : 29 Apr 2026, 01:39 PM
Heavy to very heavy rainfall across the country has caused four rivers to overflow their danger levels.
Low-lying areas of Moulvibazar and Netrokona have been inundated, while the low-lying sections of the Sylhet, Habiganj, and Sunamganj districts are at risk, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Water Development Board (WDB).
Among them, the Bhogai-Kangsa River in Netrokona district is flowing 82cm above the pre-monsoon danger level, the Someswari River is flowing 50cm above the pre-monsoon danger level, the Mogra River is flowing 2cm above the pre-monsoon danger level, and the Manu River in the Moulvibazar district is flowing 72cm above the pre-monsoon danger level.
A steep pressure gradient is persisting over the North Bay of Bengal and adjacent areas, leading the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) to instruct the country's four maritime ports to maintain the cautionary signal No. 3.
In a special warning issued by the Meteorological Department on Wednesday, the seaports at Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been asked to keep the cautionary signal hoisted.
Along with this, fishing boats and trawlers in the North Bay have been asked to stay close to the coast and proceed with caution until further notice.
The BMD’s regular bulletin on Wednesday morning said light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by gusty or squally winds and lightning are likely to occur at many places in the Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and some places in the Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions in the 24 hours from 9am.
Along with this, moderately heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur in some places in the Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions.
Day temperatures may decrease slightly across the country and night temperatures may remain largely unchanged over this period.
The rain began to pour in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday morning. Rain was also reported in many other parts of the country, said Meteorologist Kazi Jebunnesa.
Around noon, he said 17mm of rain had been recorded from 6am to 9am in the capital.
“It is still raining in different parts of the country,” he said.
“The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at different places in the country from Tuesday to Friday, but it may continue to rain until next Monday.”
A notice from the FFWC on Wednesday said at 9am on Wednesday that the water in four rivers in these areas was flowing above the danger level.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred in different parts of the country in the 24 hours to 9am on Wednesday. The highest rainfall in the country was recorded in Kishoreganj’s Nikli at 160mm.
The BMD also logged 151mm of rainfall in the island district of Bhola, 148mm in Feni, 115mm in Mymensingh, 114mm in Patuakhali’s Khepupara in Patuakhali, 103mm in Cumilla, 92mm in Ambagan, 91mm in Patuakhali, and 89mm in Netrokona.
Although Dhaka logged only 5mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, it has rained intermittently since Wednesday morning. In Chattogram, the city has been submerged amid 62mm of rainfall in 24 hours.
The BMD considers 44-88mm of rainfall in 24 hours to be heavy rain and more than 88mm to be very heavy rain.
Jashore logged the highest temperature in the country over the 24-hour period at 35.4 degrees Celsius. Nikli and Narayanganj in Kishoreganj saw the lowest at 19 degrees Celsius.
