By Md Mamun Islam

RANGPUR, June 28, 2026 (BSS) - The Teesta crossed its danger level (DL) at 
Dalia point in Nilphamari of greater Rangpur, resulting in temporary flooding 
in floodplains and low-lying char areas due to onrushing water amid heavy 
rains in the upstream in the last 24 hours.
 
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) officials said that the intensity 
of monsoon rains has increased in the northeastern states of India, creating 
a possibility of temporary flood situation in the low-lying areas of the 
greater Rangpur region.
 
"Following a sharp rise in the water level today, the Teesta was flowing 
above its DL by 9cm at 7 pm at Dalia point near the Teesta Barrage Project 
(TBP)," Executive Engineer of the BWDB's Teesta Barrage Division Engineer 
Amitav Chowdhury told BSS at 7:30 pm.
 
Earlier, the river was flowing below its DL by 12cm at Dalia point at 3 pm 
today. 
 
As the water level continued rising harshly due to heavy onrush of water from 
upstream and rose by 21 cm in only four hours, the Teesta was flowing 9cm 
above the DL at 7 pm.
 
However, water level of the Teesta marked a rise by 9cm in the last 12 hours 
since 6am and was flowing below its DL by 72 cm at Kawnia point under Kawnia 
upazila of Rangpur at 6 pm today. 
 
"Currently, all 44 gates of the TBP are remaining open as a common practice 
during the rainy season to control the huge water flow at Dalia point where 
water levels of the river were still showing a rising trend," Engineer Amitav 
Chowdhury said.
 
Meanwhile, the floodplains and some very low-lying char areas along the 
Teesta in Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat inundated temporarily causing sufferings 
to locals amid onrush of water from upstream during the past 24 hours ending 
this evening.
 
"We are closely monitoring the situation and ready to take immediate steps, 
if necessary, to save flood control structures on an emergency basis 
anywhere," BWDB's Rangpur Circle Superintending Engineer Md Ahsan Habib told 
BSS tonight.
 

The temporary flood situation might fluctuate in the low-lying char areas of 
these three districts during the next couple of days.
 
Meanwhile, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) of BWDB in a 
bulletin today said water levels of the Teesta, Dudhkumar and Dharla rivers 
in northern Rangpur division have remained stable during the last 24 
hours,which may increase during the next 72 hours. 
 
Within the next 48 hours, these rivers may exceed their respective DLs, and 
short-duration flooding may occur in the adjacent low-lying areas of 
Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur and Gaibandha districts.
 
During the last 24 hours, water levels of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna river system 
have increased and this trend may continue over the next five days. 
 
During the next third to fifth day (July 1 to July 3), the Brahmaputra-Jamuna 
rivers may flow at warning levels in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogura, 
Sirajganj and Tangail districts, and adjacent low-lying areas may be 
inundated at some places.
 
According to meteorological agencies, heavy to very heavy rainfall is 
forecast during the next four days over Rangpur, Sylhet and Mymensingh 
divisions and the adjoining upstream regions of West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal 
Pradesh and Meghalaya States of India, followed by moderate-heavy to heavy 
rainfall during the subsequent one day.
 
The recorded rainfalls in the upstream Indian states during the last 24 hours 
till 9am today were 390mm at Mawkyrwat, 264mm at Mawsynram, 162mm at 
Siliguri, 152mm at Pasighat, 142mm at RKM Sohra, 75mm at Khliehriat, 69mm at 
Coochbehar and 66 mm at Cherrapunji points.
 
"During the same period, 23mm rainfall was recorded at Pateswari in Kurigram, 
15mm at Dalia in Nilphamari and 6mm at Panchagarh points," the FFWC bulletin 
said.
 
The Dudhkumar was flowing below the DL by 70cm at Pateshwari, Dharla by 127cm 
below its DL at Kurigram and Brahmaputra was flowing below its DL by 132cm at 
Noonkhawa, 110cm at Hatia and 99cm at Chilmari points respectively at 9 am 
today.
 
The Jamuna was flowing below its DL by 106cm at Fulchhari, 127cm at 
Bahadurabad, 111cm at Shaghata, 142cm at Sariakandi, 192cm at Kazipur and 
147cm at Sirajganj points at 9 am today.