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Recent riverbank erosion has left thousands of people stranded in northern Bangladesh. Photo: TBS

Floodwaters recede but erosion worsens along Teesta, 20,000 families stranded

Riverbank erosion has intensified in several areas, displacing dozens of families and putting key flood protection structures and roads at risk.

Erosion of the Choto Feni River devours homes and farmland, leaving thousands homeless and at risk. Photo: UNB

Feni villagers watch helplessly as erosion swallows homes

Photo: UNB

Teesta, Dharla erosion leaves thousands in Lalmonirhat at risk

Photo: TBS

Marine Drive hit by fresh erosion due to tidal waves

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

Padma erosion: Shariatpur homeless families face eviction from govt land

Momena Bewa sits near the edge of the Jamuna River in Hidadgari village, watching as the water level continues to rise once again. Each year, erosion from fast currents forces families like hers to move further inland, often with nothing left to salvage. Photo: TBS

Momena's last stand against river erosion

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan and Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed visit the Padma River on 11 June in Shariatpur. Photo: TBS

Army, Coastguard will be deployed to protect Padma by stopping illegal sand extraction: Adviser Fouzul

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

Zajira residents flee homes as part of Padma River embankment collapses

With the monsoon setting in, riverbank erosion has started threatening the Daulatdia ferry terminal. Photo: UNB

Erosion threatens Daulatdia ferry terminal as monsoon begins

A breach developed along the embankment of the Kopotakkho River in Khulna’s Koyra upazila on 30 May 2025. Photo: TBS

Erosion puts Kopotakkho River embankment at risk in Khulna, threatening 15,000 residents

The erosion has already devoured two villages and five more villages in Doarabazar upazila are facing threat. Photo: UNB

Rampant sand lifting from Chela River in Sunamganj puts villages under threat

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana speaks at a public hearing on flood and erosion, held at the deputy commissioner’s office in Noakhali on 23 September 2024. Photo: PID

Govt to take immediate action to prevent riverbank erosion: Rizwana

Map of the 35 riverine communities assessed in this study, including the country-wide spatial distribution of flooding and erosion hazards. Riverine regions in dark blue boxes are discussed throughout the paper, and numbers represent the number of communities within each region. Credit: Global Environmental Change (2023).

Study reveals need for transformational approaches in Bangladesh's climate resilience