, June 19 -- The Brahmaputra River has devoured the homesteads of at least 30 families in Goalpuri Char under Jatrapur union of Sadar upazila in Kurigram over one week, with over 100 other families remaining under threat of erosion.

The char, located near the Assam border in India, was once home to around 400 families. However, years of relentless erosion have already forced nearly 150 families to relocate elsewhere.

Anwar Hossain, a member of Jatrapur Union Parishad, said 30 families have become homeless over the last seven days till Thursday as the river continued to swallow homesteads.

"If the current pace of erosion continues, nearly 100 more families in Goalpuri may lose their homes at any time," he warned.

Anwar added that a mos...