On August 21, 2024, heavy rainfall, coupled with a surge of water released from a dam in India's Tripura,[5] resulted in severe flooding that affected 73 upazilas (sub-districts) and 528 unions/municipalities across 11 districts in northeastern and southeastern Bangladesh.

An analysis of 37 years of data from 1988 to 2024 by the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) revealed that the Gomti River had never reached such a high level.

[11] India opened all 109 gates of the Farakka Barrage, resulting in the release of 1.1 million cubic feet per second of water into Bangladesh in a single day.

[15] Faruk Ahmed, the advisor on disaster management and relief, stated that no new areas had been inundated even after the Farakka barrage gates were opened.

[19] Experts believe that the sudden heavy rainfall caused by a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, coupled with upstream water from transboundary rivers, led to the flood situation in the country.

The flooding has submerged rural roads, agricultural fields, and fishponds, disrupting essential access and severely impacting local livelihoods.

[4] 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.

[26] Left Democratic Alliance leaders accused India of violating international law by opening dams without prior warning.

[27] The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Kumar Verma, claimed that the Dumbur dam in India opened automatically, not intentionally.

[28] Bangladesh Nationalist Party Standing Committee member Hafizuddin Ahmed said that "India, by unjustly constructing dams on common rivers, has obstructed the natural flow of water.