River’s
Tista River
Tista River an important river of the northern region of Bangladesh. According to Hindu mythology, it originated from the breast of Devi Parvati (Goddess Parvati). Actually it originates in Chitamu Lake in the Sikkim Himalayas at an altitude of about 7,200 m and comes down first to the Darjeeling plain […]
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Shitalakshya River
Shitalakshya River originates from the old brahmaputra and bifurcates into two courses at Toke in Gazipur district. One of the courses named the banar flows southwest and at Lakpur is renamed as the Shitalakshya. It then flows east of Narayanganj town. The Shitalakshya falls into the dhaleshwari near Kalagachhiya. The […]
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Buriganga River
Buriganga River a tide-influenced river passing through west and south of Dhaka City. There is a traditional story behind naming it. In ancient times one course of the ganges used to reach the bay of bengal through dhaleshwari. This course gradually shifted and ultimately lost its link with the main […]
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Kushiyara River
Kushiyara River one of the trans-boundary rivers of Bangladesh. The barak of India originates from the northern hills of Assam in India and then it flows further creating the border between Nagaland and Manipur states. The river enters Bangladesh along 24°53′ north latitudes and 92°32′ east longitudes after flowing westward […]
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Kumar River
Kumar River an old river originates from the Mathabhanga river at Hatboalia in Chuadanga district. Rennell depicted this river in his atlas prepared in 1764. The river was not much active at that time. Though the river overflows in monsoon, it turns almost dry in the lean period. The river […]
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Dhepa River
Dhepa River an offshoot of the Karatoya-Atrai (Buri Tista) river. The river originated from the right-bank of the atrai near Mohanpur (25°53’N latitude, 88°43’E longitude) in the greater dinajpur district and flowed southeast direction. Then it turned south near Setabganj, Bochaganj and after following a meander course up to Poi-Chak […]
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Dhanu River
The Dhanu is a river in Bangladesh. The Dhanu, also called the Ghorautra, is a tributary of the Meghna. It flows directly southwards from Sunamganj in Sylhet through the eastern thanas of Netrakona and Kishoreganj. It is navigable year-round. It falls and rises with the daily tides and even the […]
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Torsa River
Torsa River one of the trans-boundary rivers lying over Tibet, Bhutan, India and Bangladesh. The river originates from eastern Tibet and crosses the Chumbi valley. In this part, the river is known as the Chumbi. Then it receives the name Am-Chu and flows south over Tibet and Bhutan. The river […]
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Dhansiri River
Dhansiri is the main river of Golaghat District of Assam and the Dimapur District of Nagaland. It originates from Laisang peak of Nagaland. It flows through a distance of 352 kilometres (219 mi) from south to north before joining the Brahmaputra on its south bank. Its total catchment area is […]
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Dakatia River
Dakatia River one of the trans-boundary rivers of Bangladesh. It enters the country from India’s tripura state at Bagsara of comilla district. It is a tributary of the Meghna. The main source of flow of this river was the Kakrai, but the Little Feni cuts back and captured its upper […]
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