Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will go to Sunamganj on Sunday to see for herself the flood-affected haor areas.

‘Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit flashflood-hit haor areas of the northeastern district of Sunamganj tomorrow to see for herself the flood situation there,’ said PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim.

Sunamganj Deputy Commissioner Sheikh Rafiqul Islam said that the premier would arrive in Shalla upazila headquarters at around 10:30am.

‘On her arrival in Shalla, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a meeting with senior officials of the upazila and then distribute relief goods among the flood-hit people,’ he said.

The Prime Minister will return to Dhaka in the afternoon.

Flashfloods, triggered by several days of torrential rain, have inundated vast swathes of the northeastern region and damaged Boro paddy, putting the livelihoods of thousands of farmers at risk.

Sunamganj, Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Netrakona and Brahmanbaria districts have been affected by the floods.