Kurigram, March 30 -- Along the shifting banks of the Brahmaputra, uncertainty has once again gripped riverine communities in northern Bangladesh, as relentless erosion over the past week has rendered at least 50 families homeless and pushed many more to the brink of displacement.

The worst-affected areas are Sukherbati and Ghughumari villages in Char Shaulmari union, where nearly 400 metres of homesteads and large swathes of cropland have already been swallowed by the river, said locals.

A visit to the area shows residents scrambling to move their homes and belongings to safer ground.

Many families have already taken shelter with relatives or in nearby areas while others remain in vulnerable condition as cracks widen dangerously close...