The Sylhet district administration reopened several tourist spots, including Jaflong and Ratargul Swamp Forest, to visitors on Sunday afternoon following improvements in the flood situation.

Tourists, tour operators, and boatmen at these locations have been instructed to comply with directives from the administration to ensure safety and order.

The Upazila Tourism Committee previously decided to reopen the tourist spots, contingent on favourable weather conditions in the district.

A team from the Gowainghat upazila administration, led by Assistant Commissioner (Land) Saidul Islam, inspected the Jaflong tourist spot on 21-22 June.

Boat owners and operators have been instructed to provide adequate life jackets for passengers to ensure their safety when they would travel by boat and other vessels, according to Gowainghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Touhidul Islam.

Additionally, individuals under the age of 12 are prohibited from traveling by boat in Jaflong. Tourist police have been directed to ensure the security of all visitors.

All tourist spots in Sylhet were ordered shut on 18 June following a deterioration in the flood situation, as directed by Sylhet Additional Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Mobarak Hossain.

Earlier, during the year’s first bout of flooding, the Upazila Tourist Development Committee, led by its convener, decided on 30 May to close all Sylhet tourist spots. These locations were later reopened on 7 June.