Sunamganj, May 16 -- Water levels in rivers and haors in Sunamganj have started rising again due to unrelenting rain, creating fresh concern among farmers over harvesting, threshing and drying the remaining Boro paddy.

Farmers in the haor region are worried as weather forecasts predict more heavy rain in the coming days.

According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department and the Water Development Board (PAUBO), heavy rainfall is also expected in Cherrapunji, India, upstream, raising fears that the overall situation could worsen further.

According to BWDB, 115 millimetres of rainfall were recorded in Sunamganj between 9am on Thursday and 9am on Friday. Earlier, 108 millimetres of rain fell in the district on Tuesday. In total, 242 mi...