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Hatibandha (Lalmonirhat)
Local Gov
A Teesta-side upazila of Lalmonirhat near the Teesta Barrage, with extensive char land and among the poorer sub-districts nationally.
Wealth rank 65/452
(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
- poverty Hatibandha is among the poorer upazilas nationally, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of about -0.25 in the 2nd national decile (rank 65/452). So what: Deep poverty leaves char and floodplain households highly vulnerable. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
- climate disaster Hatibandha's Teesta chars and floodplain face recurrent flash flooding and severe bank erosion, displacing char-dwelling families and washing away cropland. So what: Erosion repeatedly strips the most marginal households of their land. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
- economy Local economic dynamism is weak, reflecting a district near the bottom of national growth, with few non-farm livelihoods for char and floodplain residents. So what: Limited jobs deepen dependence on flood-exposed farming. Source: Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC)
Probable solutions
- Teesta bank protection and early-warning-linked flood preparedness to limit erosion and crop losses on the chars Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
- Agro-processing investment and skills programming to create non-farm jobs for char and floodplain households Responsible: Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) · policy proposal