The Halda River

The Halda river is a river in South-Eastern of Bangladesh.It is a second main river of Chittagong district.Halda river originates at the Badnatali Hill ranges in Ramgarh Upazila in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.This river flows through Fatikchhari Upazila,Hathazati Upazila ,Raozan Upazila and Chittagong Kotwali Thana  and falls into the Karnaphuli river.The length of this river is 105km,the width is 150m and the depth is 8m.Halda river has a very turbulent tributary ,the Dhurung river ,which joins Purbadhalai about 48.25km about downstreams.The river is navigable by big boats and also small boats.The fishes started release of the fertilised eggs in Halda river ,mostly in a 2km stretch of the river from Keramtoli  to Sonairchar of Gardura ,at around 3.00am and the process continued till afternoon.During the Bangla months of Baishakh and Jaistha ,fishes like Ruhi,Katla and Mrigel start migration from Karnaphuly ,Matamuhuri and Sangu rivers to the spawing centre at the Halda river.