Sunamganj, May 4 -- More than a hundred villages in Sunamganj's Jamalganj upazila are facing a worsening drinking water crisis, as the groundwater level plunges to alarming depths, drying up tube-wells and forcing residents to queue for hours just to collect a single pitcher of water.

What was once a reliable source of fresh water has turned into a daily struggle for survival across six unions, where tube-wells that worked even five years ago now sit useless.

The crisis, escalating over the past several months, has left villagers scrambling for alternatives in a region where poverty is widespread and infrastructure support is limited.

Some better-off households have installed deep tube-wells-submersible pumps that can reach depths of 6...