Continuous rainfall over several days has inundated around 7,000 hectares of cropland in Kishoreganj, causing significant damage to standing crops, according to officials and local farmers.
Authorities said the district has recorded about 160 millimetres of rainfall during the period, which has led to widespread flooding in haor areas.
As a result, large portions of agricultural land remain submerged, with crops in many fields destroyed.
Farmers said paddy that was expected to be harvested within days has gone underwater, shattering their expectations after months of cultivation.
Due to persistent rainfall and upstream water inflow, much of the haor region remains flooded. Although some paddy fields are still visible above the water level, farmers are attempting to harvest whatever remains by any possible means.
Many farmers, who had taken loans from moneylenders to cultivate their only seasonal crop, are now facing severe financial pressure as their fields remain submerged.
This period is typically the peak harvesting season for Boro paddy, when harvested crops are dried and stored. However, ongoing rainfall has also flooded threshing yards, causing already harvested paddy to sprout instead of drying properly. Consequently, farmers are being forced to sell damaged crops at much lower prices.
“We had a good yield this year, but everything has gone under water due to continuous rain. Now we are worried about how to repay our loans,” said several affected farmers.
Md Sadikur Rahman, deputy director of the Department of Agricultural Extension in Kishoreganj, said parts of the haor region have been affected by the persistent rainfall.
“We are visiting the affected areas and preparing a list of damaged land and farmers. The list will be sent to higher authorities, and we hope all affected farmers will be included under government incentive programmes,” he said.
Officials said that this year a total of 168,262 hectares of land in Kishoreganj district were brought under Boro paddy cultivation.
