In Jamalpur, the overall flood situation has further improved in the district with the continuous recession of the water level in the river Jamuna, reports BSS. In Tangail, at least 23 houses were fully and six houses were partially devoured by the Jamuna river till Wednesday morning as erosion has become a new threat to the district after the floods. In Rangpur, sporadic incidents of riverbank erosion have been reported as the flood situation improved further during the last 24 hours ending at 9am Wednesday. A continuous fall in the water levels of the major rivers in the Brahmaputra basin have been noticed. Jyoti Prosad Ghosh, Chief Engineer for Rangpur Zone of BWDB, said incidents of sporadic riverbank erosion had been reported from around 50 points alongside the major rivers in Kurigram, Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 08, 2020 14:15 UTC