Bangladesh, July 15 -- With the increase of water in Jamuna, different areas of Sirajganj are disappearing little by little every day with its gluttonous clutch. People's laughter, dreams and savings of life seem to be disappearing with the roar of the river.

Where once there were green crops fields, the bustle of children and settlements of hundreds of families, today there is only a raging river. In the vast grasslands of Sonatani and Gala Unions of Shahjadpur Upazila of Sirajganj, every day now begins with the fear of a new collapse.

Locals said that with the rise of Jamuna water for the past few days, the erosion in the grasslands of Sonatani and Gala Unions has taken a terrible form. Before the onset of the monsoon season, Sripur,...