Bdnews24.com, Dhaka

Low-lying areas of the Teesta river went under water after India opened the Gojal Doba barrage in the upstream, Water Development Board officials said yesterday.
The WDB’s flood forecasting and warning centre (FFWC) said though the river waters had risen at several points there was no flood situation anywhere in the country. River waters increased at 57 of the 75 monitoring points, but remained static at one.
Duty officer Md Ariful Islam of FFWC told bdnews24.com the lower areas of the Teesta had been inundated as India suddenly opened Gojal Doba barrage. [Read more]