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Beanibazar (Sylhet)

Local Gov

A remittance-heavy eastern upazila of Sylhet near the Surma-Kushiyara floodplain, with strong diaspora ties to the United Kingdom.

Wealth rank 394/452 (1 = poorest upazila)

Indicators: Meta RWI (HDX); ERA5-Land; MODIS; Sentinel-5P; VIIRS night-lights; GHSL; Hansen v1.11; CHIRPS v2.0. Exposure: GloFAS v2.1, FABDEM, MODIS LST, ACAG PM2.5, WorldPop 2020.

Problems and issues

  1. climate disaster Sitting in the flood-exposed eastern lowlands of Sylhet, the upazila is subject to the same monsoon flash flooding driven by Meghalaya hill runoff that submerges the district's haor belt. So what: Farmland and homesteads face recurrent inundation in the wet season. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre
  2. economy The local economy depends overwhelmingly on overseas remittances rather than locally generated productive activity, mirroring the district's narrow growth pattern. So what: Prosperity is tied to remittance flows that add little durable local employment. Source: Bangladesh Bank / Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment

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