Lalmonirhat, June 28 -- The water level of the Teesta River has started rising again due to incessant rainfall and upstream runoff from India, raising fresh fears of flooding in low-lying areas of Lalmonirhat district.

The Teesta River was flowing 7 centimetres above the danger level at the Dalia Barrage point at 6 pm on Sunday, inundating low-lying areas and riverine chars along its banks.

Earlier, at 3 pm, the river was flowing 12 centimetres below the danger level at the same point.

"A fresh flood has occurred along the Teesta due to a 19-centimetre rise in the water level within just three hours," said Amitabh Chowdhury, Executive Engineer of the Dalia Division of the Bangladesh Water Development Board.

He said the sudden rise fol...