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[2] Bangladesh Nodi Bachao Andolon (Movement to protect rivers of Bangladesh) demanded determining the actual number of rivers and disclosing the list of the river polluters, reports Manab Zamin.
[3] The platform also demanded including China and Nepal into the Joint River Commission for ensuring fair share of water in the upstream.
The platform made the urge after issuing a media release yesterday.
[4] According to the media release, the government and non-government organizations and experts could not reach a consensus as to the exact number of the rivers in the country. It’s a shame for a riparian country like Bangladesh. According to the government organizations, there are 230 rivers. [5] According to Wikipedia, there are 405 rivers. As per the encyclopedia of Shishu Academy, there are 700 rivers.