Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Riverside elderly citizens of different northern districts at a function on Saturday called for saving all rivers which are the lifeline for the economy, environment, ecosystems and national heritage. They made the call while narrating experiences on witnessing the process of extinction and encroachment of rivers in the function titled 'Listening to the Riverine People' held on the Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) campus in the city.

The BRUR unit of the Riverine People Club organized the function in observance of the World Rivers Day- 2022 with the assistance of the Riverine People and Eco Social Development Organization, an NGO. Convener of the Riverine People Club Chaomoon Patwari Supta presided over the even...