The Gorai river in Kushtia now means polluted water and waste dumps on the banks. One of the most important rivers in the southwestern part of the country, the ecosystem of this river is ruined by waste from factories and localities. However, this river has a glorious role in the nature, lifestyle and culture of this region.
A day in Kushtia, Bangladesh – a city that’s off the beaten path but brimming with history and culture – provided Monitor journalists a reprieve, as well as a deeper appreciation for one of the region’s youngest nations.
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For here, in this development wasteland, rivers don’t live; they merely exist. They exist as relics of their halcyon days when rivers were truly wild, mysterious, free – or as a side character in their own story, as told through poetry and music. They exist in inherited nostalgia.