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Bijoynagar (Brahmanbaria)

Local Gov

A newer upazila on the eastern side of the district along the border belt, with paddy, fruit cultivation and roadside trade on the plain.

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

1. air quality Brick kilns and road traffic across the populated plain contribute to nitrogen-dioxide and particulate haze. So what: Local air quality declines seasonally with kiln and traffic activity. Source: Department of Environment
2. climate disaster Flat, low-lying floodplain land exposes settlements and paddy to seasonal flooding and waterlogging. So what: Monsoon inundation damages crops and infrastructure. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
3. governance As an eastern border-belt upazila, it sees informal cross-border movement and trade along the frontier. So what: Unregulated flows weaken formal trade and local control. Source: Bangladesh Land Port Authority

Probable solutions

• Enforce conversion of fixed-chimney brick kilns to cleaner technologies to cut seasonal particulate loads. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal
• Floodplain drainage rehabilitation and embankment maintenance to reduce monsoon waterlogging. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal