Flash floods and heavy rains cause extensive crop damage in Netrokona and trigger aid distribution

Heavy rainfall and upstream mountain runoff since April 26 caused flash flooding in Netrokona, submerging approximately 13,466 to 22,000 hectares of Boro rice fields. Around 70,000 farmers have been affected, with economic losses estimated at 313 crore BDT. On May 8, 2026, MP Lutfuzzaman Babar visited Nurpur village in Khaliajuri, Netrokona, to oversee aid distribution efforts to the affected farmers.