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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.
A list of rivers of the Sundarbans geographic region and ecoregion, located in Bangladesh and in West Bengal state of Eastern India. The Bangladesh portion has 177 rivers flowing through it to the Bay of Bengal. [1]
Bangladesh coastal areas are covering the south part of Bangladesh. The main rivers of Bangladesh derived from the Himalayas carry a high level of sediment and deposit it across the Bay of Bengal. This has led to major changes in the coastal region between 1989 and 2018. Over 30 years of morphological changes many islands are losing land area.
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 into ...
A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, the Meghna is formed inside Bangladesh in Kishoreganj District above the town of Bhairab Bazar by the joining of the Surma and the Kushiyara, both of which originate in the hilly regions of eastern India as the Barak River. The Meghna meets its major tributary, the Padma, in Chandpur District.
The Bangali River (Bengali: বাঙালি নদী) is one of the main rivers in northern Bangladesh (commonly known as North Bengal). As of 2007, the river has been in the news because of the possibility that it might merge with the Jamuna River , which could lead to major changes in the geography of the region.
The Joint River Commission was a bilateral working group established by India and Bangladesh in the Indo-Bangla Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace that was signed on March 19, 1972, and came into being in November 1972. As per the treaty, the two nations established the commission to work for the common interests and sharing of water ...
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 ...