Turag River

E690686

The Turag River is a significant waterway in central Bangladesh that flows past the capital city of Dhaka and plays a key role in the region’s ecology, transportation, and urban life.

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Label Occurrences
Turag River canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Turag Nodi NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Bishwa Ijtema NERFINISHED
banksHost Bishwa Ijtema grounds at Tongi NERFINISHED
basinCountry Bangladesh NERFINISHED
classifiedAs ecologically critical area (ECA) in parts
connectedTo Balu River via local channels
Shitalakshya River via regional network
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
emptiesInto Buriganga River near Dhaka NERFINISHED
flowsNear industrial zones around Dhaka
residential areas of Dhaka outskirts
flowsThrough Dhaka NERFINISHED
hasBankType heavily urbanized banks in many stretches
informal settlements along banks
hasIssue encroachment on riverbanks
industrial effluent contamination
solid waste dumping
water pollution
hasProblem dry-season low flow
loss of aquatic biodiversity
navigation difficulties in dry season
hasReligiousSignificanceFor local Muslim communities
hasSeasonalVariation dry-season shrinkage
monsoon flooding
isPartOf greater Dhaka watershed
languageOfToponym Bengali NERFINISHED
locatedIn central Bangladesh
monitoredBy Bangladesh Department of Environment NERFINISHED
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority NERFINISHED
mouthLocatedIn near Old Dhaka
near Gazipur District NERFINISHED
Tongi NERFINISHED
partOf Bangladesh inland waterways network NERFINISHED
Dhaka river system NERFINISHED
Ganges Delta NERFINISHED
passesBy capital city of Dhaka
playsRoleIn regional ecology of Dhaka area
transportation in Dhaka region
urban life of Dhaka
subjectOf Bangladesh High Court directives on river protection
environmental protection campaigns
threatenedBy industrialization
unplanned urbanization
tributaryOf Buriganga River NERFINISHED
usedFor fishing
inland water transport
small-scale irrigation

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Dhaka Division hasMajorRiver Turag River
Dhaka District traversedBy Turag River