Over one lakh people were stranded in floodwater with scores of families moving to temporary shelters opened by the government as vast swathes of land remained under water in the northeastern region on Wednesday, two days before Eid-ul-Azha.聽聽聽聽
In the recent years, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims brings no joy in scores of villages in the northeastern districts, as homes get often submerged in floodwater in this time of the year, ruining the festivity for which people wait for a year.
鈥榃e are praying so that we won鈥檛 have to leave. We want to celebrate Eid at home,鈥� said Jamal Uddin, a resident of Khalachhara union of Jakiganj upazila in Sylhet, told 抖阴精品.
Most of the homes in his union became submerged following days of torrential monsoon rain and onrush of water from the upstream. Some houses are so badly inundated that people had to leave.
Jakiganj upazila nirbahi officer Md Mahbubur Rahman told 抖阴精品 that about 50 flood-stricken families were at shelters on Wednesday afternoon.
Osmani Nagar upazila nirbai officer Zainal Abedin told 抖阴精品 that 21 families who went to several flood shelter centres were still staying there on Tuesday afternoon.
There were families at shelters in Biyanibazar upazila as well but their number could not be officially confirmed.
The Surma and Kushiyara rivers were flowing above their danger marks at four points in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, according to the last bulletin issued by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre on Wednesday afternoon.
The Kushiyara River at Amalsid was flowing 188cm above the danger mark, followed by the Surma River flowing 88cm above its danger mark at Kanaighat.
The Kushiyara was also flowing 48cm above the danger mark at Sheola and 17cm above the danger mark at Markuli, the FFWC bulletin showed.
The FFWC said that the rivers above the danger mark would remain at that level over the next 48 hours till Friday afternoon.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department said on Wednesday that monsoon was active but the next several days would remain mostly dry with scattered light rainfall.
The day before Eid and the Eid day particularly would be sunny, the BMD said, predicting heat wave confined to very limited pockets in Khulna.
鈥楧ay temperature would rise through the Eid day compared with Wednesday,鈥� said meteorologist Shahnaz Sultana.
On Wednesday, Bangladesh鈥檚 highest maximum temperature of 34.5C was recorded in Chuadanga, following a 4C drop in temperature compared with the day before.
On Tuesday, Bangladesh鈥檚 highest maximum temperature of 38.6c was recorded in Khulna district.