LAND THAT DISAPPEARS OVERNIGHTEvery year, hundreds of families in northern Bangladesh's Kurigram district face the same fate. The Brahmaputra, Teesta, and Dharla rivers — once lifelines for millions — have become unpredictable, eroding land faster than ever before. "People here are paying the price for emissions they never made," said Ainun Nishat, a water resource and climate change specialist. CLIMATE CHANGE MADE VISIBLEScientists say what is happening in Kurigram is climate change made visible, as the melting of the Himalayan glaciers that feed the Brahmaputra and Teesta rivers accelerates. Extra water is flowing downstream, adding to already swollen rivers," said Nishat, the climate change specialist.

Source: bd News24 November 10, 2025 15:21 UTC