To rejuvenate the Buri Teesta river in Kurigram and save the riverside people from bearing the brunt of extensive floods during monsoon, the Barendra Multipurpose Development Authorities have begun excavation work in the river.
With the help of Friendship, an NGO working in 250 chars in the country, and Standard Chartered Bank, chars in Kurigram are benefitting from solar power and a plinth helping hundreds of residents in the process
Ratna Akhter, a 15-year-old student of grade nine, previously used kerosene lamps when studying at home in Ghughumari, a remote char in northern Bangladesh with about 2,300 inhabitants.
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