Muroichhara river, known as the lifeline of Moulvibazar's Kulaura upazila, is on its deathbed.
Alongside an absence of dredging initiatives, pollution, encroachment and illegal sand extraction are contributing to the river's impending demise.
The hilly stream, flowing down from Karmodha-Prithimpasha union on the south-east of the upazila and joining the Muroichhara spring on Luthi hill at the western foot of Kalaigiri hill, defines the boundary between the country and India.
However, a significant portion of the waterbody from Luthi Hill to Belratal point, especially the lower plains in Muroichhara New Slum, Shikaria, Kamlatila to Alinagar areas, have already disappeared.
According to local land surveyor Nazim Uddin Babul, the river is 15-16 feet wide and about 10-12km long in records.