River erosion in the Jamuna River washed away around 50m of the river embankment on the right side of Jamuna near Kutubpur, Sariakandi upazila, Bogra on Friday.
Assistant Engineer of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Ariful Islam disclosed the information. As a result of the erosion, water from the Jamuna River was entering into the Bangali River through a small canal, he added.
Executive Engineer Nurul Islam said they had stopped the river bank protection work as the erosion went out of control in the area, adding that the work would begin when the water level goes down after 7-10 days.
Arif Billah, a local, alleged that the BWDB had been using sand instead of soil for the protection of the river bank.
Several other locals claimed that many people were already marooned and several educational intuitions and religious infrastructures were washed away due to the erosion in the area.
