Turag River

Turag River

The Turag River ( _bn. তুরাগ নদী "Turag Nɔdī"; IPA2|T̪uraɡ Nɔd̪i) is the upper tributary of the Buriganga, a major river in Bangladesh. The Turag originates from the Bangshi River, the latter an important tributary of the Dhaleshwari River, flows through Gazipur and joins the Buriganga at Mirpur in Dhaka District. It is navigable by boat all year round.

Exemplifying the riverine character of Dhaka, the Turag is abundant in fishcite web
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first = Hovsgol Ecology
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] but suffers from acute water pollution. While attempts have been made to marginally widen the river,cite web
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first = Bangladesh News
date = 2007-04-21
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] the majority of industry has made little effort to follow environmental lawcite web
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first = The Independent
date = 2007-04-29
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title = Pollution sounds the deathknell of Turag
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] and the water has become visibly discolored.

Religious significance

Tabligh Jam'at, a popular Islamic movement originating in South Asia, initially took hold in Dhaka in the 1950s as Maulana Abdul Aziz and other leaders set up the regional headquarters at the Kakrail Mosque near Ramna Park. An initiative of the movement is an emphasis on the six "uṣūl" or "basic principles," two of which include "ilm", the pursuit of knowledge, and "dhikr" or "zikr", a method of prayer involving repetitive invocation of hadith and Qur'an passages. To this end, the movement places importance on "ijtema" or assembly, where members gather to practice and participate in "dhikr", hear religious sermons and discuss their activities.

The largest of these, the Bishwa Ijtema, is situated by the Turag River in Tongi and attracts estimates of between two to four million Muslims annually as well as representatives from over sixty countries, making it the second biggest Islamic congregation after the Hajj.cite web
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first = BBC
date = 2007-02-04
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6328723.stm
title = Dhaka pilgrimage draws millions
accessdate = 2007-04-29
]

History

Ecology

ee also

* Buriganga River
* Tabligh Jam'at
* Bishwa Ijtema

References


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