Manikganj, Bangladesh - December 18, 2014: The Kaliganga River is embracing a slow death due to lack of dredging and/or as a consequence of human encr

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Manikganj, Bangladesh - December 18, 2014: The Kaliganga River is embracing a slow death due to lack of dredging and/or as a consequence of human encroachment in different forms, Manikganj, Bangladesh. Most of Bangladesh's 166 million people live on basins dominated by some of the world's mightiest river systems. Experts believe 50-80 of the country's estimated 435 active rivers are now facing extinction.

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