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Feni Sadar (Feni)

Local Gov

The district seat of Feni, a trade and transit town on the Dhaka-Chittagong corridor that anchors administration, commerce, and services for the district.

Wealth rank 431/452 (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. economy As the district's commercial hub, Feni Sadar concentrates the district's sluggish economic-activity growth, with limited diversification beyond corridor trade. So what: Slow growth caps job creation and local incomes. Source: Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation
  2. climate disaster Strong local warming combined with high rainfall funnelled from the hills toward the town produces heat stress and flash flooding in the urban centre. So what: Outdoor workers and low-lying neighbourhoods face heat and flood risk. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  3. poverty Feni Sadar's mean Relative Wealth Index of 0.307 (national rank 431/452) is among the highest locally yet still reflects standing within a nationally poor distribution. So what: The district seat's relative wealth masks underlying poverty. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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