Local people formed a human chain under Jagir Bridge in Sadar upazila yesterday, demanding urgent steps to save Dhaleswari River from pollution and land grabbers.

The overall flood situation in the northern region remained unchanged while the flashfloods inundated many places afresh in and outside the capital on Monday.

The Jamuna riverbank erosion has taken serious turn as vast areas of Daulatpur and Shibalaya upazilas of the district have been eroded during the last one month, reports BSS.

MANIKGANJ: Erosion by the Jamuna River has taken a serious turn in the last few days, devouring vast tract of croplands in Shivalaya upazila in Manikganj district.

The river erosion will also render as many as 35 thousand people landless

MANIKGANJ, Jan 30 (BSS): The farmers of Singair upazila of the district are very much happy to get the bumper production of carrot in the current season.