Author Archive: khalid
Gazipur District
Gazipur District (dhaka division) area 1741.53 sq km, located in between 23°53′ and 24°21′ north latitudes and in between 90°09′ and 92°39′ east longitudes. It is bounded by mymensingh and kishoreganj districts on the north, dhaka, narayanganj and narsingdi districts on the south, Narsingdi district on the east, Dhaka and […]
Dhaleshwari River
Dhaleshwari River a distributary of the jamuna, takes off in the northwestern part of tangail district. It is a meandering river having two branches. The main stream flows north of manikganj and joins the other branch, the Kaliganga, south of Manikganj. The Kaliganga again joins with the Dhaleshwari. The buriganga […]
Meghna River
Meghna River one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, specially famous for its great estuary that discharges the flows of the Ganges-Padma, the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and the Meghna itself. The downstream of surma river from Ajmiriganj is often referred to as the Meghna. The matter would be simpler but for the […]
Brahmaputra River
Brahmaputra River one of the largest rivers in the world, with its basin covering areas in Tibet, China, India and Bangladesh. It originates in the Chemayung-Dung glacier, approximately at 31’30’N and 82’0’E, some 145 km from Parkha, an important trade centre between lake Manassarowar and Mount Kailas. It has a […]
Jamuna River
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. Actually Jamuna is the downstream course of the brahmaputra which took place after the earthquake and catastrophic flood between 1782-1787. Presently the Brahmaputra […]
Surma River
Surma River rises as the barak on the southern slopes of the Naga-Manipur watershed. The Barak splits into two branches within Cachhar district of Assam in India. Surma, the northern branch, flows west and then southwest to Sylhet town. Beyond sylhet, it flows northwest and west to Sunamganj town; from […]
Padma River
Padma River the downstream of the ganges, more precisely, the combined flow of the Ganges and the jamuna after their confluence at goalandaghat. In Bangladesh the Ganges is popularly known as the Padma from its point of entrance at Manakosa and Durlabhpur unions of shibganj upazila, nawabganj district. This name […]