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Fhulgazi (Feni)

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A small northeastern border upazila of Feni on the Muhuri river adjoining India's Tripura state, among the most flood-prone tracts in the district.

Wealth rank 358/452 (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 Cross-border hill runoff and high rainfall swell the Muhuri river through Fhulgazi, breaching embankments and triggering destructive flash floods. So what: Embankment breaches repeatedly submerge farmland and homes. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Department of Disaster Management
  2. governance Its land-border position exposes Fhulgazi to cross-border informal trade and smuggling pressures that complicate border management. So what: Informal flows undercut formal markets and local oversight. Source: Bangladesh Land Port Authority
  3. poverty Fhulgazi's mean Relative Wealth Index of 0.099 (national rank 358/452) is comparatively high yet still reflects standing within a nationally poor distribution. So what: Thin local wealth compounds repeated flood damage. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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