Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Dakshin Bedkashi Union of Koyra is a coastal township "near the lap of the Sundarbans". The Kapotaksha, Shakbaria and Arpangasia rivers surround this land from three sides.

When you go to Dakshin Bedkashi, the first thing you see is the broken embankment. The tides of the river and the onslaught of cyclones have become a part of life here.

Disasters like Aila in 2009 have left people destitute, while Sidr, Amphan and Yas have created new wounds. Every time houses are washed away, you have to build anew.

Local school teacher Maulana Mahfuzur Rahman said, "If the embankment breaks here, everything is washed away, and there are not enough shelters.

People have to live in constant fear. Uncertainty of livelihood: The li...