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A vast area of greater Faridpur region was inundated
by flood as the river Padma crossed the danger mark. The
Munshidangee area of Faridpur Sadar Upazila yesterday
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BSS, Dhaka

A rising Jamuna shot up its danger level (DL) at Aricha at 6 AM on Thursday and was poised to cross DL at Sirajganj by next 12 hours, Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said.

But Jamuna's rate of rise will start slowing for the next 2-3 days, FFWC said on Thursday in its river position summary.

Another mighty river, the Ganges-Padma, maintained its rise but at a slower pace, flowing above its DL at Pankha, where it enters Bangladesh.

The river will maintain its rising trend for the next 2-3 days, inundating more low areas in the districts of Munshiganj, Manikganj, Faridpur, Shariatpur and Dhaka's Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas and Chapainawabganj's Shibganj and Sadar upazilas during the next 2-3 days, FFWC said.

Reports from India said the Ganges has remained steady at Farakka point, upstream of Pankha, a FFWC source told BSS.

Besides the majors, the minor rivers like Surma at Kanaighat and Sunamganj, the Kushiyara at Amalshid and Sheola and the Kangsha at Jariajanjail, Netrakona were all flowing above their DL.

The latest to add to the list of rivers flowing above their DL was the Shitalakkhya, joining the ranks today, but flowing only five cm above the red mark, FFWC said.