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Golapganj (Sylhet)

Local Gov

A remittance-rich upazila east of Sylhet city on the Kushiyara, with strong diaspora links and a mix of trade and floodplain farming.

Wealth rank 348/452 (1 = poorest upazila)

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. climate disaster Its Kushiyara-side lowlands fall within the basin's flash-flood corridor fed by Meghalaya hill runoff, exposing the upazila to recurrent monsoon flooding. So what: Farmland and settlements are submerged in major events. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre
  2. economy The local economy rests heavily on overseas remittances rather than broad-based productive enterprise, repeating the district's narrow growth pattern. So what: Local employment and resilience remain thin despite visible prosperity. Source: Bangladesh Bank / Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment

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