Water levels in 64 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rises and 24 stations recorded falls, reports BSS. Among the 94 monitored water level stations, five are steady, a bulletin issued by FFWC said yesterday. The Brahmaputra-Jamuna and Padma rivers are in steady state which may continue in next 24 hours. The Ganges river is in rising trend which may continue rising in next 72 hours.

The major rivers of Upper Meghna basin in the North-Eastern region are in rising trend which may continue rising in the next 24 hours. A total of 250 mm rainfall was recorded during the last 24 hours ending at 6 am today at Mohadevpur, 114mm at Lorergarh, 10 mm at Dinajpur, 95 mm at Narayanhat, 87 mm at Sunamganj and 75 mm at Moheshkhola, 72 mm at Teknaf, 68 mm at Barguna, 65 mm at Khulna and 59 mm at Jariajanjail.