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Kurigram Sadar (Kurigram)

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The administrative seat of far-northern Kurigram district, the service hub for a river-fragmented, flood-prone region of subsistence agriculture and char livelihoods.

Wealth rank 195/452 (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

poverty A mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.111 (national rank 195/452, fifth decile) marks the district seat as materially poor, reflecting Kurigram's national standing among the poorest districts. So what: Even the district hub has limited household wealth to buffer seasonal deprivation. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
climate disaster Sitting amid the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, Teesta and Dharla floodplains, the upazila faces severe monsoon flooding that disrupts the district centre's roads and services. So what: Annual flooding interrupts the hub's administrative and market functions. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

Seasonal employment and food-security programming for char and flood-affected households timed to the lean monga period Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal
River training and erosion protection on the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, Teesta and Dharla to stabilise inhabited chars Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal