Dhaka, Aug 27 (TIWN) The overall flood situation in Bangladesh has improved in most of the districts with water levels receding in many rivers, an official said on Thursday.

Sarder Udoy Raihan, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) executive engineer, told Xinhua news agency that water levels receded at most of the 101 observation points across the four major river basins.

He further said three major Brahmaputra-Jamuna and Padma rivers are in a falling trend, while the Ganges river is in a steady-state and would remain stable in the next 72 hours.