It is said that the river water will continue to rise even today. Nurulabad Union Council member Jahangir Alam said that 1000 families of seven villages under the union are trapped in the flood waters. Manda Upazila Nirbahi Officer Laila Anjuman Banu said that the concerned officials have visited the flood affected areas and dumping […]
In the last few days, 25-30 houses, crop land and several establishments were washed away due to erosion, forcing many families to live under the open sky. Many people have shifted their valuables including furniture to the side of the road and near the flood protection dam. Meanwhile, residents of Gobardhan and Garibullatari villages under […]
In Titab Khan village alone, 30 families, including Ismail Hussain, Rasool, Mustaq, Kadimal, Hasan Ali, Yusuf, Dulal, Abdur Rahim, Balo, Kacho Mamud Momin and Harun, were buried in the river gorge. Including the number of families in four other villages, this figure will be 50. Locals said Teesta river is swallowing up hundreds of acres […]
“At present, 10,000 cc blocks and 10,000 geo bags are kept ready along the river bank to face any emergency. Each sack contains 300 kg of sand. Recently, after visiting Harisabha, West Shriramdi, Puran Fire Station, Ranagol, Tila Bari areas, it was found that sand-filled bags have been thrown at many places. At many places, […]
Ranjan Mridha, chairman of Koira Unnayan Sangram Samanvay Samiti, said that due to climate change, the rise in sea level is now visible. If the height of the embankment is not increased, the damage to the coastal areas will continue to increase in the long run. The height of the Koira embankment should be increased […]
Apart from 24 technical sessions, several keynote sessions including FlexMat for Bank Security were conducted. Tajul Islam, Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, chaired the session while David McLean, CEO, 7SEAS Group, Australia was the founding speaker. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Vice Chancellor Satya Prasad Majumdar and Professor of Water […]
Noting that the salinity level in the rivers is increasing every day, MD Harunur Rashid, chief scientific officer of the Agricultural Research Division at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, told Protom Alo that, with each passing year, new areas of brackish water enter the region. is entering, which is making agricultural land barren. Along with […]
13 villages were devastated by the river Padma. About 25,00 people became homeless in the last one month at Goalanda Upazila in Rajbari. The connecting road between Mawa and Bhaggokool has become extinct by the heavy current of the river Padma. Though the water level of the River has decreased, the water level is still […]
It’s the duty of Water Development Board to protect river bank from erosion. But their activities are always in question, every year they run various projects especially to protect river banks and to control flood. When the testing time, the monsoon comes, it proves their projects were only wastage of government fund. The northern district […]
