Padma River

Many people were forced to move away their homes due to inundation caused by the swelling of the Padma river. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Padma erosion: Shariatpur homeless families face eviction from govt land

However, the authority has now served eviction notices to these families, asking them to vacate the land within a month to make way for a contractor company

Several sections of the two-kilometre-long protection embankment on Shariatpur’s Zajira end of the Padma Bridge caved in or developed cracks, while landslides have occurred in some areas. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Sudden erosion collapses Padma embankment in Shariatpur, 19 structures swept away in minutes

As the embankment began collapsing, locals started relocating their homes and businesses. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Zajira residents flee homes as part of Padma River embankment collapses

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Dead dolphin washes ashore on Padma River in Rajshahi

Normal water flow in the river is now visible only for three to four months a year. The water level drops to its lowest ebb at other times creating long sandy char across the river, making the living and livelihood of the people of char areas vulnerable. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Padma water abnormally declining faster than last couple of years

A mobile court along with Coat Guard seized dredgers and bulkhead from the Mawa side of the Padma River on 8 October. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

3 dredgers, 1 bulkhead seized for illegal sand extraction in Padma River

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

2 fishermen's bodies recovered from Meghna River in Monpura

People lost their homes due to severe erosion along the Padma River in Shariatpur’s Zajira upazila. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Padma River erosion: Over 200 families lose their homes in Shariatpur

Representational Photo
Bangladesh

Bodies of 4 missing individuals recovered in Padma

Representational image/Collected
Bangladesh

4 still missing 20 hours after boat capsizes in Padma

File photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Low-lying areas in Faridpur flooded as Padma swells

Representational image/Collected
Bangladesh

2 siblings, another child drown in Padma River

A recent study showed that a large earthquake could bring the risk of river flooding in Bangladesh. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Panorama

An earthquake changed Padma's course 2,500 years ago. Can it happen again?