Daybreak on the banks of the Padma River. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

A peasant woman after bathing in the Padma River. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Wild birds rest on a bridge railing. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

A man and a woman on the bank of the Padma River in Rajshahi. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Fishermen return from the Padma River after a hard day's work. Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Rahima Khatun, 49, who has been affected by flooding, lives in the village of Kanpur near Rajshahi. Her water well was flooded, so each day she has to go to a nearby village for fresh water. Kanpur, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

The erosion of the Padma banks has left these people with only a small plot of land to live on. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

In the fall, people weed cache (a kind of tall grass with soft white furry tassels) to grow rice in the valley of the Padma River. Middle Char, Rājshāhi, Bangladesh.

Cattle at a watering place on the Padma River. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Rahima Khatun, 49, who has been affected by flooding, lives in the village of Kanpur near Rajshahi. Her water well was flooded, so each day she has to go to a nearby village for fresh water. Kanpur, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

The erosion of the Padma banks, which continued for 15 days, has destroyed the madrasah along with hundreds of villages, affecting thousands of people living in Dohar near Dhaka. Dohar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Children play in winter on a sandbank of the Padma River. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.