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The water level of Jamuna-Brahmaputra may rise in the next 24 hours, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said in a bulletin issued on Friday.
It said that the water level of Brahmaputra River was stable while the water level of Jamuna River was increasing. However, the water level of both rivers may rise further in the next 24 hours.
The Ganges-Padma River is also on the rising trend, which may continue in the next 48 hours, it added.
The flood situation in the north and north-western region is getting worse again after the swelling of major rivers as Bangladesh and upstream regions recorded heavy downpours in the past several days, said FFWC Executive Engineer Md Arifuzzaman Bhuyan.
Water levels at 61 river stations monitored by FFWC have marked rise while 41 stations recorded fall.
Among the 109 monitored river stations, seven have been registered steady while water levels at eight stations are flowing above the danger level, according to the bulletin.
The Dharla at Kurigram, the Brahmaputra at Hatia, the Surma at Kanaighat, the Kushiyara at Amalshid and Sheola, the Old Surma at Derai, the Baulai at Khaliajuri and the Someswari at Kalmakanda are flowing above the danger level by 06cm, 21cm, 64cm, 84cm, 32cm, 17cm, 03cm and 38 cm respectively.
Significant rainfall was recorded at some stations in different districts during the last 24 hours ending at 9 am on Friday, the bulletin added.
A total of 122mm (millimetre) of rainfalls were recorded at Jariajanjail and 53mm at Lalakhal (Sylhet).
