A human chain was formed at Islampur in Jmaalpur on Sunday, demanding the effective protection from river erosion.
People from all walks of life, including leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its front organisations, joined the human chain held on the west bank of the Brahmaputra River at East Bahadurpur village of Palbandha union.
Speaking at the programme, adviser to BNP chairperson and former cabinet secretary ASM Abdul Halim, said that erosion by the Jamuna and Brahmaputra rivers has long been endangering lives and livelihoods in Islampur.
He said that many families had been rendered homeless and were leading inhumane lives after losing their houses and properties to river erosion.
He urged the government to take long-term and sustainable measures to prevent further erosion.
