Flood risk

Major embankment breach in Satkhira threatens to flood 10-12 villages

Environment TCW Report -
Residents have launched emergency repair efforts after the breach widened, while officials say inspections and work are being arranged...

Crack in embankment raises flooding fears for 13 villages in Khulna

Environment Faruk Rahman -
Residents fear another major flooding as widening cracks threaten the 22 Polder, putting rice fields, vegetable farms, fish enclosures...

Sylhet loses 77% of wetlands as urban growth quadruples in 23 years, study warns

Climate Change TCW Report -
A new study reveals Sylhet has lost 77 percent of its wetlands since 2000 while urban areas expanded fourfold,...

Heavy rains and rising Atrai River put Chalan Beel’s Boro crop at risk

Biodiversity TCW Report -
Rising Atrai River water and continuous rain are flooding Chalan Beel fields, putting thousands of hectares of Boro paddy...