Faridpur, May 20 -- As rivers dry up and new lands emerge in Faridpur, horse carts and motorbikes have become vital tools for survival in its remote char areas.

In Faridpur, a south-central district of Bangladesh crisscrossed by major rivers such as the Padma, Madhumati and Arial Kha, the emergence of charlands has become a permanent reality where around 1,00,000 people now reside across 13 union parishads situated on these riverine islands.

As agriculture dwindles due to erratic weather and declining water levels, and fishing becomes less viable, locals have adapted.

For many, that adaptation has come in the form of horse carts and motorbikes-unconventional but vital lifelines for transport and trade.

Once reliant on ox carts to tran...