Demographic characteristics Tanguar haor showed that most of the
respondents were old aged and had primary level of education; most of the
family size was medium with small farm size and most of the respondents
were fisherman with poor level of income. The most notable changes of
land use pattern was increased in settlement and decreased in seasonal
freshwater marshes. Highest adopted rice variety was BRRI dhan28 and
lowest adopted rice variety was Basful. Regarding forest/wood tree
species, Pongamia pinnata and Barringtonia acutangula were found to
increase, while fruit species were decreased. Area and species of swamp
forests were increased, while fish and bird species were drastically
reduced. Siltation and rising up of river bed were increased, while some
haors already became dead. Haor water was reported to pollute now-a-days
and quality of drinking water was also decreased. Major problems were
damage of road, houses and crops due to major natural disaster flash flood.
Multipurpose shelters establishment, infrastructure development and new
accommodation for community people during disaster were some
important suggestions provided by respondents for better management of
wetland ecosystem and improvement of livelihood exist therein.