[1] From 18 to 19 June 2024, heavy rainfall struck multiple refugee camps in Cox's Bazar in Southeastern Bangladesh, causing widespread flooding and at least 773 landslide incidents.
The next day, Nahid Islam, an advisor to the interim government, said that India had deliberately released water by opening the dam's gates without prior notice showcasing their inhumanity and non-cooperation with Bangladesh.
[4] India has also allegedly violated international law in relation to the management of transboundary water resources, local media reports.
[5] On August 22, in a courtesy meeting with Professor Mohammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, Indian High Commissioner Pranay Kumar Verma claimed that the water released from a dam was due to natural automatic processes triggered by rising water levels upstream in India.
[9] In October, heavy rains in the Indian state of Meghalaya caused flooding in the downstream plain areas comprising the border upazilas of Sherpur, Mymensingh and Netrokona districts.