Farmers untimely harvest paddy from fields flooded by Atrai Bill in July 2023. Due to incessant rains, a dam in Atrai River has broken and flooded cropland. Around 150 people died in monsoon floods in India during the same period. The flood risk has increased in 5 districts of Bangladesh due to the opening of India's Teestar Dam in Sikkim, which is located next to the northern part of Bangladesh. Thousands of people were trapped in their homes and many crops were destroyed in the fields