The Kulik River is a trans-boundary river that flows through the

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In West Bengal, it goes through

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and has a bird sanctuary around it. In 2017, the river flooded resulting in the death of three people. The river has shrank due illegal dumping of waste and grabbing of land by the river. The government of West Bengal has been trying to revive the river.

Bangladesh

It goes through Thakurgaon District in Bangladesh. The people of Thakurgaon have been demanding the government of Bangladesh build a bridge on Kulik River. The palace of Raja Tonkonath lies by the banks of Kulik River.

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