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Zakiganj (Sylhet)

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An easternmost border upazila where the Surma and Kushiyara meet near the India frontier, with floodplain farming and a long-standing land-port crossing.

Wealth rank 275/452 (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 At the confluence of the Surma and Kushiyara near the hills, the upazila is exposed to monsoon flash flooding driven by transboundary Meghalaya runoff. So what: Riverside cropland and settlements are repeatedly submerged. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre
governance As a frontier upazila with a border crossing, it faces persistent cross-border smuggling and the demands of managing informal trade. So what: Regulated trade and border control remain difficult to enforce. Source: Bangladesh Land Port Authority / Border Guard Bangladesh

Probable solutions

Install rainfall and upstream-gauge flash-flood triggers feeding union-level alerts ahead of Meghalaya runoff, with community shelters Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre · policy proposal
Strengthen formal land-port infrastructure and border monitoring to channel cross-border trade through regulated routes Responsible: Bangladesh Land Port Authority · policy proposal