River of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a nation closely linked with its river system and its geography & culture is influenced by the riverine delta system .Bangladesh lies in the Biggest river delta of the world – The Ganges Delta system. This is the valley stretching from the Himalayas to the sea the only region in the entire world.After flowing from its Himalayan source waters and through Bhutan, China, and India, the mighty Brahmaputra, Ganges and all her sisters empty into the Bay of Bengal.

Source the of all river of Bangladesh is Himalayan. Its the country and ancient nation thrives from Himalaya to the Bay of Bengal. From ancient times for its riverine nature, Bengal was a Sea fearing nation. Its river made its communication easy, riched its soil with Himalayan sediments

These geographical features considerably influenced movements and Political power of Ancient Bengal.

Bangladesh’s geography is dominated by the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta System, but the term “Ganges” is not widely used for the larger river’s main distributary within Bangladesh.

. The following are some of the major rivers in Bangladesh.

Where it flows out of Himalaya, the Ganges’ main channel becomes the Padma River. Similarly, below its confluence with the Teesta River, the main channel of the Brahmaputra River is known as the Jamuna River .

The major river of Bangladesh with length

Name of River	District Coverd by River	Miles
Surma-Meghna	Sylhet (180), Comilla (146), Barisal (90)	359
Karatoya-Atrai-Gurgumari-Hursagar	Dinajpur (161), Rajshahi (160) & Pabna (50)	382
Donai-Charalkata-jamuneswari-Karatoya	Rangpur (120) Bogra (98) & Pabna (62)	227
Ganges-Padma	Rajshahi (90) Pabna (60) Dhaka (60) & Faridpur (80)	222
Garai-Madhumati-Baleswar	Kushtia (36) Faridpur (70) Jessore (91) Khulna (104) and Barisal (65	233
Old Brahmaputra	Mymensingh (172)	150
Brahmaputra-Jamu	Rangpur (75) Pabna (75)	94
Kobadak	Jessore (49) Khulna (112)	113
Banhshi	Mymensingh (123) Dhaka (25)	115
Ghagat	Rangpur (247)	148
Dhanu-Boulai-Ghor	Sylhet (68), Mymensingh (78)	136
Nabaganga	Kushtia (16) Jessore (128)	144
Kushiyara	Sylhet (142)	143
Bhogai-Kangsa	Mymensingh (140)	141
Jamuna	Dinajpur (100) Bogra (29)	56
Dakatia	Comilla (112) Noakhali (17)	69
Little Feni	Noakhali (59) Comilla (62)	50
Bhadra	Jessore (36) Khulna (84)	119
Betna-Kholpotua	Jessore (64) Khulna (55)	80
Sangu	Chittagong (50) and Chittagong Hill Tracts (58)	113
Chitra	Kushtia (12) Jessore (94)	97
Banar	Faridpur (96) Barisal (5)	101
Kumar (Faridpur Di	Faridpur (101)	81
Punarbhaba	Dinajpur (50) Rajshahi (50)	100
Dhaleswari	Mymensingh (100)	105
Bhairab	Jessore (81) Khulna (18)	136
Mathabhanga	Rajshahi (10), Kushtia (87)	81
Rupsa-Pasur	Khulna (88)	41
Karnaphuli	Chittagong H.T. (40) Chittagong (37)	100
Teesta	Rangpur (70)	71