Padma River

Padma River

Floodwaters inundate homesteads in a village along the Padma River in Kushtia’s Daulatpur, leaving houses partially submerged as water levels rise. Photo: TBS

Over 30,000 remain stranded despite slowing Padma River rise

Food and drinking water shortages worsen amid prolonged inundation.

Photo: UNB

Padma water level starts falling in Chapainawabganj

A wide expanse of calm water with mild ripples in the foreground. Photo: UNB

60,000 stranded in Daulatpur as Padma rises 3cm in 24 hours

Floodwater inundates a low-lying area in Chapainawabganj as water levels in the district’s rivers continue to rise. Photo: UNB

Low-lying areas inundated as Chapainawabganj rivers swell, 4,350 families stranded

Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee speaks during a visit to the proposed Padma Barrage site in Pangsha, Rajbari. Photo: BSS

Padma Barrage construction to begin between Jan-Mar next year: Minister

Floodwaters submerge farmland and roads as the Padma River rises in Daulatpur, Kushtia, on 11 September 2026. Photo: Collected

Over 50,000 stranded as Padma swells in Kushtia

File photo of the Padma River. Photo: UNB

Low-lying areas in Chapainawabganj inundated as rivers swell

A large section of the brick road connecting Palerchar and Majhirghat collapses into the Padma River, disrupting local communication. Photo: TBS

Padma erosion leaves Zajira residents destitute, over 500 families at risk

File Photo: TBS

Another bus plunges into Padma River from pontoon at Daulatdia, no casualties reported

Representational image. Picture: Collected

Body recovered from Padma in Munshiganj, suspected to be Gazipur five-murder suspect Forkan

Representational Photo: Collected

Why Bangladesh needs the Padma Barrage

A crocodile caught on fishermen's gear has been tied in the water at Kazi Bari Ghat. Photo: TBS

Freshwater crocodile caught in fishing gear in Padma River, handed over to authorities

Fishermen collect fish from nets in the Padma River in Faridpur, as illegal bamboo traps stretched across the river raise concerns over jatka fishing and hilsa stocks. Photo: TBS

Widespread jatka fishing with illegal bamboo traps in Faridpur’s Padma threaten hilsa stocks