The authorities of Thakurgaon town, built on the bank of the Tangon River, also share some responsibility for huge waste dumping into the river. Originated in West Bengal state of India, the Tangon marauds around the Bangladesh-India border as it trespasses the state boundaries thrice, crossing on the way Thakurgaon, Rangpur and Dinajpur before meeting the Punarbhaba River in Naogaon district. All the hotels and other business establishments dispose their waste into the river, he alleged. “The Tangon Barrage in Panchagarh has some of its functionality, and the river both on the upstream and the downstream of the barrage has been silted. I think this is a major cause behind the degradation of the Tangon River,” he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 05, 2017 18:05 UTC