KISHOREGANJ, May 6 (BSS): Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream flooding have caused widespread agricultural damage across the district, affecting 49,715 farmers, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).
An initial assessment as of May 4 shows that crops on approximately 11,174 hectares of land have been damaged, impacting farmers in 13 upazilas, particularly in the district's vulnerable haor regions.
Officials report that the worst-affected areas include Itna, where 3,261 hectares of land belonging to 11,500 families were submerged and Ashtagram, with 2,703 hectares damaged affecting 9,150 families.
Other significantly impacted upazilas include Tarail (1,224 hectares), Nikli (923 hectares), Karimganj (830 hectares), Mithamoin (690 hectares), Katiadi (585 hectares), Sadar (275 hectares), Bhairab (211 hectares), Bajitpur (162 hectares), Kuliarchar (65 hectares), and Hossainpur (47 hectares).
Local residents attribute the prolonged waterlogging to unplanned dam construction, silted drainage channels, and non-functional sluice gates, which have prevented rainwater from receding.
Crops of 49,715 farmers damaged in Kishoreganj flooding
FE Team | Published: May 06, 2026 22:07:53
Crops of 49,715 farmers damaged in Kishoreganj flooding
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