Infrastructure vanished in Kurigram river erosion
The Rivers Dudhkumar and Tista devoured at least 55 houses and other infrastructure in Kurigram sadar and Rajarhat upazilas in the last three days till Wednesday...
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River erosion at 33 points in Kurigram, hundreds of houses devoured
River erosion has intensified at 33 points along the Teesta, Brahmaputra, Dharla and Dudhkumar rivers in Kurigram, affecting thousands of people and devouring hundreds of houses and vast areas of agricultural land over the past two months...
River erosion threatens Feni school
The students and staff of Karim Ullah High School in Matubhuna Union of Daganbhuiyan upazila are facing a growing crisis as relentless riverbank erosion threatens to swallow the school building, putting education in danger.
Plight, resilience of char dwellers
CHAR-DWELLERS of Bangladesh have to fight against river erosion and natural calamities frequently. Despite having difficulties, they do not want to migrate to the cities because of the open space on the chars, the carefree life and a lack of financial wherewithal. Here, every resident is turned humble financially through the process of river erosion. Nowhere in...
Bangladesh needs to fund early action, not just response
ANYONE living in Bangladesh knows how disasters feel. The rivers swell, the winds rise, the water comes fast and heavy. Cyclones, floods, landslides, river erosion 鈥� they are part of life. Families flee with children on their shoulders. Fields go underwater. Homes are washed away. This is not a one-off event. It is a yearly pattern that鈥檚 only getting worse...
River erosion destroys 150 homes in Sirajganj
River erosion in Jamuna has washed away at least 150 houses and arable lands in Sirajganj...
Human chain demands protection from river erosion in Jamalpur
A human chain was formed at Islampur in Jmaalpur on Sunday, demanding the effective protection from river erosion...
Actions to prevent riverbank erosion at Chalitabunia demanded
People from Chalitabunia Union of Rangabali in Patuakhali formed a human chain at front of the National Press Club in the capital on Friday demanding immediate actions to prevent river erosion.
Bangladesh set to regain 200 acres of land from India
Bangladesh is set to regain around 200 acres of land previously lost to India due to the erosion of the River Padma along the Daulatpur border in Kushtia.
Ferry movement suspended at Daulatdia terminal due to river erosion
The Daulatdia Ferry Terminal No-4 in Rajbari has been closed since early Friday due to sudden erosion of the River Padma causing suffering for the terminal users...
100 families in Narail become homeless due to erosion of River Madhumati
The erosion of the River Madhumati has turned serious at village Ramkantapur in Lohagara upazila of the southwestern district leaving up to a hundred families homeless, according to local public representatives...
