The villagers have driven away illegal sand lifters from 10 villages under Savar and South Keraniganj police stations today as continuous removal of silt from the river Bonshai put many houses at the risk of being washed away. Several hundreds villagers barricaded Savar-Keraniganh road at Itabhara Bridge for over three hours from 1:30pm in protest against sand lifting.
The law enforcers began an all-out operation at Ratanpur village in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district this afternoon after a Rab man was beaten to death by the villagers.
A Royal Bengal tiger was beaten to death by villagers at Uttar Rajapur village in Sharankhola upazila this morning.
Villagers beat a fishing cat to death at Bhourghata village under Khangapur union of Gouranadi upazila in Barisal yesterday evening.
The fury of the rivers of the Dudkumor and the Bramaputra has been continuing at British Bangasonahat, Paikersara, Silkuri, Tily and Andharirjhar union under Bhurngamari upazilla, and Char Jatrapur union under Kurigram Sadar upazila of Kurigram district.
Villagers watching the fury of river Dudkumor as it devoured over 500 houses of Bangosonahat union under Bhurangamari upazilla in Kurigram district in last one month. Photo: TBT
Setting a laudable example, villagers repaired the breached embankment at Khalshibunia point in Gabura union under Shyamnagar upazila on the River Kabodak through voluntary service after the Water Development Board failed to do the task.
The villagers voluntarily repaired about one km long flood protection embankment across the river Teesta at Nilarpar under Mornea union in Gangachara upazila. About three thousand villagers from seven villages under Mornea union worked all day long on Monday and repaired the embankment with sand bags on either edge.
Villagers voluntarily repairing flood protection embankment at Nilarpar under Mornea union in Gangachara upazilla of Rangpur district.
TBT photo
Villagers shifting their houses to safer place in view of river erosion intensifying at Antoraghat of Rajbari.
Photo: Focus Bangla
