At least 51 people have died and over one million residents have been impacted by days of relentless rainfall across Bangladesh.

Severe flash floods and landslides have destroyed homes and displaced thousands in many regions of the country, including the capital city, Dhaka.

More than half of the confirmed fatalities have been recorded in Cox's Bazar, an area that hosts a large Rohingya refugee community. In that district last week, several students and a teacher lost their lives after floodwaters rushed through their school building.

Bangladesh, a low-lying nation crisscrossed by numerous rivers, regularly experiences intense rainfall and flooding during the annual monsoon season. However, specialists caution that climate change is increasing both the intensity and frequency of these downpours.

The downpour began over a week ago and grew heavier in recent days, prompting officials to issue flood and landslide warnings, evacuate families from vulnerable locations, and delay school examinations.

Thousands of displaced residents have sought refuge in government-run emergency shelters.

By Sunday, authorities reported that more than one million people nationwide had been affected by the severe weather.

Of the 51 confirmed deaths, 28 occurred in Cox's Bazar, which is home to more than one million Rohingya refugees, forming the largest refugee settlement in the world.

In Dhaka, daily life has been disrupted as floodwaters submerged roads, slowing traffic throughout the city. In some neighborhoods, water levels have risen to knee height, according to local reports.

On Monday, several domestic media organizations raised concerns about earlier government initiatives aimed at improving Dhaka’s drainage infrastructure.

Sarder Udoy Raihan from the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre stated that conditions in the country’s southeastern region were expected to improve soon.

Nevertheless, he cautioned that with the monsoon still active in the northeastern and northern areas, additional flooding remains a possibility.