Embankment collapse

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

10 villages flooded after embankment collapse in Satkhira

housands of bighas of fishponds have been washed away, turning the villagers' Eid celebrations into joyless celebrations

Parts of the 62-kilometre sustainable embankment on the bank of Baleshwar River in Bagerhat’s Sarankhola upazila begins to collapse less than a year after its handover, causing widespread panic among coastal residents. These pictures were captured recently. Photo: Ali Akbar Tutul
Bangladesh

Sarankhola locals in despair as new embankment starts collapsing in less than a year

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Embankment collapse: Low-lying areas of 14 villages in Khulna submerged, 15,000 people stranded

Photo: Masum Billah
Bangladesh

1500 families stranded as embankment collapses in Naogaon

Tidal surges entrap 300 homes in Bhadrapara. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

300 families marooned as embankment collapses in Bagerhat

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Embankment collapse on Kholpetua River floods 3 Satkhira villages

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Cyclone Asani: Rain hits Satkhira amid fears of embankment damage

About 30 kilometres of roads and by-roads in 500 villages of 50 unions in nine Upazilas of Cox’s Bazar have been damaged due to the recent torrential rain-induced floods. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Floods, eroding rivers, damage 44km of roads, embankments in Cox’s Bazar

Photo: Sayeed Alamgir/TBS
Corruption

300 Cox’s Bazar establishments at risk as dam collapse causes river erosion

File photo. Photo: Salahudddin Ahmed
Panorama

Rethinking embankments: Natural design versus human interventions

Photo shows a broken embankment in Satkhira. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

Cyclone Amphan: Shrimp farms behind fragile embankments?

Parts of Chandpur town protective embankment collapse
Bangladesh

Parts of Chandpur town protective embankment collapse