Bangladesh, July 11 -- Bangladesh's flood situation deteriorated further on Friday as relentless monsoon rain and surging upstream flows from India inundated fresh areas across the southeast, northeast and north, breaching embankments, disrupting transport and forcing the postponement of public examinations.

The worst-hit areas included Sylhet division, parts of Chattogram division and several northern districts after heavy rainfall in India's Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura states sent large volumes of water into cross-border rivers.

Flight operations at Sylhet airport were suspended after floodwater entered the runway, while Sylhet, following Sunamganj, also experienced widespread power outages.

According to the Flood Forecasting and W...