Sylhet city, Sadar Upazila, Beanibazar and Golapganj were under receding water on a sunny and bright Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. The low-lying areas of Sylhet city along the banks of the Surma River have also been flooded. Dipak Ranjan Das, executive engineer of Sylhet Water Development Board, saidtwo points of the Surma and the Kushiyara River were still flowing above the danger level. Sylhet City Corporation spokesman Sajlu Lashkar said the water in the flood-affected areas of the city started receding on Sunday. The number of people in 550 shelters in the flood-affected areas of the district was 3,342 on Saturday and it decreased to 1,806 people on Sunday.
