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Shahjadpur (Sirajganj)

Local Gov

A large Sirajganj upazila known for dairy and handloom weaving on the Jamuna floodplain.

Wealth rank 328/452 (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

climate disaster Floodplain position exposes the upazila to recurrent monsoon flooding and bank erosion. So what: Floods threaten dairy herds, weaving units, and farmland. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
economy Handloom weavers and small dairy producers remain economically marginal as growth concentrates in the town-and-bridge corridor. So what: Traditional livelihoods see limited gains from district expansion. Source: Bangladesh Handloom Board
poverty A local Relative Wealth Index of 0.048 sits near the national middle despite the dairy and weaving base. So what: Output does not broadly lift household wealth. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Handloom and powerloom modernization credit and skills support extended to weavers outside the corridor. Responsible: Bangladesh Handloom Board · policy proposal
Targeted Jamuna riverbank protection and char-area early warning for erosion-exposed households. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal