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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.

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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...

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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 — 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’s only getting worse...