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Shibganj (Chapainawabganj)

Local Gov

A western Chapainawabganj border upazila on the Padma, home to the Sona Masjid land port and the densest mango-orchard belt in the country.

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. governance As the Sona Masjid land-port border upazila, it concentrates cross-border trade and smuggling pressures that complicate regulation and corridor management. So what: Frontier flows strain local enforcement and corridor infrastructure. Source: Bangladesh Land Port Authority
2. air quality Heavy traffic and brick kilns along the Sona Masjid corridor passing through the upazila add to the district's combustion-pollution load. So what: Corridor communities face elevated respiratory exposure. Source: Department of Environment
3. poverty Household wealth is below average, with an RWI mean of -0.166, indicating thin means despite the dense orchard base. So what: Low reserves leave smallholders exposed to drought and price shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

• Cleaner brick-kiln conversion and emission controls along the Sona Masjid corridor with district air-quality monitoring. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal
• Mango cold-storage, grading and processing capacity plus silk value-chain support to extend the season and raise smallholder incomes. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Marketing · policy proposal