The news

Two amusing headlines in today’s New Age:
Farmers feel pinch of a draught-like situation
Manpower shortage hampers family planning in Barisal
And here is the rest of the news on a normal day in Bangladesh (on the New Age’s National Page):
Cattle trader found dead
Woman held, heroin seezed
Brahmaputra erosion turns severe – engulfs 150 house in Kurigram
Students block road [...]

Before the flood

This is an anxious time for the people of Char Atra, an island of silt, sand, paddy fields and huts in the middle of the Ganges.
The monsoon is drenching South Asia, and millions of gallons of water are heading towards the Char from as far away as the Himalayas.

By the end of August, the region [...]