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Turag River drawn into the Jamuna system by the invasion
of the Lohajang river (in Tangail district). The Turag remains active,
although it has only a small flow in the dry season. Jamuna sediments
have invaded its valley almost as far south as Tongi Khal perhaps since
the Assam earthquake in 1950. It joins the buriganga
near Mirpur (Dhaka) and is tidal in its lower reaches. It is navigable
by country boats
throughout the year. The whole of the Turag valley south of the Mymensingh
Trunk Road is notable for boro rice cultivation. [Sifatul Quader Chowdhury] |
