At 49, Hamid Ali has moved house at least eight times in his life. The reason each time has been the same: the erosion of the char lands, or river islands, in the Brahmaputra River as it flows through Bangladesh’s Kurigram district. In the early 1980s, the char of Astomir was
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How Brahmaputra char dwellers adapt to floods
Flood situation improves further in Brahmaputra Basin
Flood situation improved further during the last 24 hours ending at 9am Saturday with continuous fall of water levels of all major rivers in the Brahmaputra Basin. Officials in the district administrations said normalcy started returning in flood-hit areas as many displaced people have already came back homes with continuous improvement
Brahmaputra, Dharla keep swelling; More areas submerged in Kurigram, Gaibandha
The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at different points in Kurigram and Gaibandha districts, inundating different low-lying and char areas Monday morning. The Brahmaputra was flowing 51 cm above the danger level at Chilmari point of Kurigram and 4 cm above the danger level in Gaibandha town in the
Flood situation deteriorates in Brahmaputra basin
The flood situation deteriorated at places in the Brahmaputra basin due to further rise in water levels of major rivers following onrush of water from the upstream during the past 24 hours ending at 9 am Friday. Officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said the major rivers were flowing above