General knowledge about River of Bangladesh part-1

Rivers and the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh 

• The scientific study of the river is called -Patomology

• The place where a river meets the sea or a lake is called an estuary

• Number of rivers in Bangladesh including tributaries - 230

• The longest river in Bangladesh is the Meghna

• Gobra is the smallest river in Bangladesh

• The longest river in Bangladesh is the Brahmaputra

• The fast flowing river of Bangladesh - Karnafuli

• The river that divides Bangladesh and India - Hariabhanga

• The river that divides Bangladesh and Myanmar is the Naf

• The length of Naf river is 56 km

• Length of river Teesta - 414 km (121 km inside Bangladesh)

• South Talpatti Island is located at the mouth of the river Hariabhanga in Satkhira district.

• Origin and end of the waters of Bangladesh River - Halda

• The rivers that flow from Bangladesh to India and re-enter Bangladesh are - Atrai, Mahananda.

• The artificial lake created by the dam of the river - Karnafuli

• The sorrow of Chittagong is called - Chaktai Khalke

• Comilla's sorrow is called - Gumti river

• Name of the river flowing through Bhutan, India, China, Bangladesh - Brahmaputra

• Number of international rivers in Bangladesh - 1 (Padma Ganga)

• Name of the river entering India from Bangladesh - Kulikh

• The river named after a person - Rupsha (named after Ruplal Saha)

• The district of Bangladesh has been named after a river - Feni

• The longest river system in 

• Bangladesh is the Surma-Meghna river system

• The Meghna River has fallen into the Bay of Bengal

• The Sangu River has fallen into the Bay of Bengal

• The place of origin was called Meghna - Barak river

• One cusec means the flow of one cubic foot of water per second

• The only natural fish breeding center in Bangladesh is the Halda River

• Banglabandha is located on the banks of the river Mahananda

• Most of the rivers in Bangladesh originate from India

• The former name of the river Jamuna is Jonai

• The first name of the river 

• Brahmaputra - Lauhitya

• The former name of the river Buriganga is Dolai river

• Former name of Padma river - Kirtinasha

• The name of a significant river in the Ganges is Kopotaksh river

Origin of various rivers

• Padma- From Gangotri mountain in Himalayas