Faridpur, Feb. 28 -- The erosion of the Padma River in Charbhadrasan upazila of Faridpur are threatening homes and agricultural land.

Residents of at least seven villages are at risk due to unauthorised sand dredging, resulting in the erosion.

Several educational institutions and local markets in these villages are also in a vulnerable state. The district administration has pledged to halt illegal sand extraction, with the Water Development Board announcing plans to construct embankments to mitigate the damage.

A visit revealed that the riverbank is eroding at an alarming rate, causing continuous loss of land and forcing residents to spend sleepless nights in fear.

The villages included Tiliar Char, Intaz Mollardangi, Sabulla Shikdar ...