However, the country’s mid region, including Shariatpur and Faridpur, has started experiencing flooding.
Floodwater receded from many areas in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha and Sherpur districts on Monday.
However, the flood victims were suffering immensely for shortage of food and drinking water in the affected areas.
In Sherpur, the water level of the Brahmaputra River decreased. However, the river was still flowing 5 cm above the danger level on Monday afternoon.
The sufferings of the flood-affected people have mounted as waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, dysentery and itching broke out.
District Relief Officer Saiful Islam said houses and other property of 75 families have completely been damaged while that of 16,010 families partially by the flood. A total of 10 people, including children and women, drowned in floodwater in the last few days.
Crops on 3,637 hectares of land, nine kilometres of embankments, 2.6 kilometres of roads, 145 educational and religion institutions have been damaged by the flood, he said.
In Shariatpur, the low-lying areas have started to go under water as the water level of the Padma River kept rising. The river was flowing 2 cm above the danger level at Naria’s Sureshwar point on Monday.
Some areas along the bank of the river, including Moktarer Char, Char Atra, Naupara, Bilashpur, Barakandi, Palerchar and Bhederganj, were inundated.
The gushing water also submerged 2 kilometres of road in Sadar upazila and 12 educational institutions.
Meanwhile, river erosion ate up 15 bighas of cropland and 100 metres of an embankment at Munsikandi village, leaving 10 families homeless within last six days.
Naupara Union Parishad Chairman Rashed Azgar said the strong current of the Padma River started eroding homesteads and croplands as the water level kept rising over the last several days.
Over a 100-metre portion of the river protection embankment also went into the river.
In Munshiganj, around 100 families at Kumarbhog and Louhaj-Teutia unions in Louhajang upazila have been rendered homeless as the Padma erosion has taken away their land and houses within the last six days.
Besides, more 100 families of the areas were passing days amid great panic as the erosion may eat up their homesteads anytime.
Meanwhile, the upazila nirbahi officer along with other government officials visited the affected areas on Sunday night.
UNO Kabirul Islam Khan said, “We’ve opened shelter centres for the affected families and 10 families have moved to the shelter on Sunday night. A medical team has been kept ready for the victims while police have been deployed for security.”
They have allocated Tk 10 lakh for repairing the protection dams with sand bags in the affected areas, he added.
Several hundred families were suffering as the flood inundated vast char areas, including Jhautia, Teutia, Brahmangaon, Korhati, Bhojgaon, Songrambir, Gawpara, Dighali,Duali and Paikara villages.
In Faridpur, the erosion by the mighty Padma River has taken a serious turn, eating up two acres of cropland at Baliadangi village in Sadar upazila in the last two days. It has also threatened a government primary school and a community clinic in the area.
Mansur Molla of the village said he abandoned his homestead last year due to erosion but this time, the river might devour it. “If this happens, where will I go with my family? It will not be possible to avoid huge damage if necessary measures are not taken immediately,” he added.
Bangladesh Water Development Board Engineer Sultan Mahmud said necessary measures will be taken after monitoring the situation.