Bangladesh, July 15 -- Heavy rainfall over the past week has submerged 306 hectares of cropland in Gopalganj, inundating paddy, jute and vegetable fields and leaving farmers counting losses, with vegetable growers the worst hit.

Vegetable fields covering 85 hectares across five Upazilas have gone under water, affecting 1,360 farmers, according to Md Mamunur Rahman, deputy director of the Department of Agricultural Extension's Gopalganj Khamar Bari.

He said rain between Jul 5 and Jul 12 submerged Aus paddy, broadcast Aman, chillies, sesame, banana, cucumber, papaya, ginger, maize, summer onion, jute and various vegetables across 306 hectares, leaving farmers in difficulty.

Robiul Islam, a farmer from Dakshin Gobra village in Gopalganj ...