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A map showing the major rivers in Bangladesh. River Padma in Rainy Season River Meghna as viewed from a bridge Ganges and Brahmaputra. Bangladesh is a riverine country. According to Bangladesh Water development board (BWDB) [1] about 907 rivers currently flow in Bangladesh (during summer and winter), although the numbers stated in some sources are ambiguous.
The Jamuna River (Bengali: যমুনা, romanized: yamunā Jomuna) is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. The two other major rivers in Bangladesh are the Padma and the Meghna . The Jamuna is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River , which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo , before flowing through India and then southwest ...
A major barrage at Farakka was opened on 21 April 1975, [110] It is located close to the point where the main flow of the river enters Bangladesh, and the tributary Hooghly (also known as Bhagirathi) continues in West Bengal past Kolkata.
Other major tributaries of the Meghna include the Dhaleshwari, the Gumti, and the Feni. The Meghna empties into the Bay of Bengal in Bhola District via four principal mouths, named Tetulia (Ilsha), Shahbazpur, Hatia, and Bamni. Boat in Meghna River. The Meghna is the widest river that flows completely inside the boundaries of Bangladesh.
A map showing the major rivers that flow into the Bay of Bengal, including Padma. The Padma (Bengali: পদ্মা, romanized: Padmā Pôdma) is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the eastern and main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for 356 kilometres (221 mi) to its confluence with the Meghna River near the Bay of ...
It forms the confluence of the Bhairab and Madhumati rivers, and flows into the Pasur River. [1] Its entire length is affected by tides. [1] Rupsa river, Khulna. The Rupsa flows by Khulna, and connects to the Bay of Bengal through Poshur river at Mongla channel. Near Chalna, it changes its name to Pasur River and flows into the Bay of Bengal.
Karnaphuli river from BNA road Karnaphuli River From Shah Amanat Bridge. The Karnaphuli River (Bengali: কর্ণফুলি Kôrnophuli; also spelt Karnafuli [1] and Khawthlangtuipui [2] in Mizo, meaning "western river" and Borgang in Chakma, meaning "Big River") is the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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