Rivers of Bangladesh

 Major Rivers of Bangladesh-Padma,Meghna and Jamuna

Bangladesh is a most densely populated natural beautiful country in south Asia of the world. Official name is The People Republic of Bangladesh. Bangladesh got its independent in 16th dec 1971.Bangladesh has many beautiful small and big rivers.The river of Bangladesh are Padma,Meghna,Jamuna,Karnaphuli,Atri etc.The major three of the rivers are:

Padma River

The Padma River originates in the Gangotri Glacier of the Himalaya, and the Ganges flow through India and Bangladesh towards the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges is known as the Padma is the point where the Bhagirathi divides. The river enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj and further downstream the Padma river meets with the river Jamuna near Goalando and finally joins with the river Meghna near Chadpur continuing as Meghna, following towards the Bay of Bengal. The river follows over Nawabganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, kushtia, Faridpur, Rajbari and Chadpur district in Bangladesh. The length of the Padma River is 120 Killometers (75 Miles).

   Meghna River

The Meghna River is a beautiful river and the river is originated from Lucy hill in Asam and following through our country in different places and joining with others rivers like Padma , Jamuna and finally follow through in almost straight and meets with the bay of Bangle.

Full Name of the River:   Meghan Rver.

Origin:   Originated through the Lucy hill in Asam and finally meet with the Bay of Bangle.

Length:  Total 2,840 Kms.

Depth:  Average depth 1,012 feet and maximum 1,620 feet.

Country:  Bangladesh.

Jamuna River

The Brahmaputra-Jamuna is the second largest river in Bangladesh and one of the largest rivers in the world, flowing through Tibet, China, India and Bangladesh. The Jamuna is the downstream course of the Brahmaputra.

In 1757 by the flood this river created from the Brahmaputra. The Jamuna flows south and near Goalundo Ghat joins the PadmaRiver, near Chandpur meet with the Meghna River. Finally the River flows into the Bay of Bengal as the Meghna River.The length of The river is 90km and wide 1200m Depth:17m.

Bramahputro River

The Brahmaputra River (also called as "Burlung-Buthur" by the Bodo people of Assam), called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan language, originates on the Chemayungdung Glacier located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet. The river is 3,848 km (2,391 mi) long, and its drainage area is 712,035 km² (274,918 sq mi) according to the new findings, while previous documents showed its length varied from 2,900 to 3,350 km and its drainage area between 520,000 and 1.73 million km². This finding has been given by Mr. Liu Shaochuang, a researcher with the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications under the analysis using expeditions and satellite imagery from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Karnaphuli

Karnaphuli (Bengali: কর্ণফুলি Kôrnophuli; also spelt Karnafuli^[1]), the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, is a 667-metre (2,188 ft) wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Lushai hills in Mizoram, India, it flows 270 kilometres (170 mi) southwest through Chittagong Hill Tracts and Chittagong into the Bay of Bengal. A large hydroelectric power plant using Karnaphuli river was built in the Kaptai region during the 1960s. The mouth of the river hosts Chittagong's sea port, the main port of Bangladesh.

Bhairab River

Bhairab River (Bengali: ভৈরব) is a river in West Bengal, India, and south-western Bangladesh, a distributary of the Ganges.It passes through Khulna, dividing the city into two parts. Bhairab River originates from Tengamari border of Meherpur District and passes through Jessore town. The river is approximately 160 kilometres (100 mi) long and 91 metres (300 ft) wide. Its average depth is 1.2 to 1.5 metres (4 to 5 ft) and with minimal water flow, it has plenty of silt.

Buriganga River 

The Buriganga River (Bengali: বুড়িগঙ্গা Buŗigônga "Old Ganges") flows past the southwest outskirts of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. Its average depth is 7.6 metres (25 ft) and its maximum depth is 18 metres (58 ft).

Kopothakho River

The Kopothakho River (Sanskrit), or Kobodak (Bengali: কপোতাক্ষ নদ), Kabadak, or Kapotaksha, is a river of Bangladesh.

Origin : Bhairab River at Chaugacha, Jessore. Outfall: Kholpatua River at Koyra, Khulna. River Type: Tidal river. Length: 180 kilometres (110 mi). Average width: 150 metres (490 ft). Depth: 3.5 to 5.0 metres (11.5 to 16.4 ft). Catchment area: 800 square kilometres (310 sq mi). Minimum flow: February, 2.0 cubic metres per second (71 cu ft/s). Maximum flow: July–August, 80 cubic metres per second (2,800 cu ft/s)

Teesta River 

The Teesta River is a 309 km (192 mi) long river flowing through the Indian state of Sikkim. It carves out from the verdant Himalayas in temperate and tropical river valleys and forms the border between Sikkim and West Bengal. It flows through the cities of Rangpo, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong and joins the Jamuna (Brahmaputra) in Bangladesh. It drains an area of 12,540 km² (4,840 sq mi).

Surma River

The Surma River (Bengali: সুরমা নদী Surma Nadi, Shurma Nodi) is a major river in Bangladesh, part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It starts when the Barak River from northeast India divides at the Bangladesh border into the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers. It ends in Kishoreganj District, above Bhairab Bāzār), where the two rivers rejoin to form the Meghna River. The waters from the river ultimately flow into the Bay of Bengal.

   Gorai-Madhumati River                     

The Gorai-Madhumati River (Bengali: গড়াই-মধুমতি Gôŗai-Modhumoti) is one of the longest rivers in Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. In the upper reaches it is called the Gorai, and the name changes to Madhumati.