Monday, July 25, 2011

The Titas & Sugandha River

The Titas river is  one of the beautiful river of Bangladesh.It is a trans-boundary river of south-eastern Bangladesh.This river is originates in the state of Tripura.After flowing near Agartala,it enters Bangladesh through Akhaura Upazila in the Brahmanbaria district.Then it merges with the Meghna river to the south near Ashuganj.The length of this river is 130km,the width is 100m and the depth is 7m.

The Sugandha river is a beautiful river of Bangladesh.It flows eastern near Shayestabd and falls into the Bay of Bengal after meeting with the Megna river at Sahbazpur in Bhola.Another offshoots of the Sugandha river flows south-southwest as the Kirtankhola upto Nalchity keeping the Barisal town on its west bank.The length of this river is 30km,the width is 1000m and the depth is 10m.The deltaic branches of the Sugandha river gradually disappeared making various Islands(in local language Chars) in many part of  the greater Barisal district.

The Matamuhuri River

The Matamuhuri river is one of the trans-boundary river of  Bangladesh.It originates from the Lushai hill of Tripura in India and enters Bangladesh through Parshuram Upazila of Feni district after flowing over the hilly regions of India.The length of this river is 120km,the width is 100m and the depth is 10m.At some places ,it limits the boundary between India and Bangladesh and falls into the Bay of Bengal after dividing the Feni and the Chittgong district.The river is under tidal influence near to the sea.This river is a line of  contention between the two neighboring countries,India and Bangladesh.There is a huge and advanced dam in the side of India.Thus in rainy season,the flood water can not cause much disaster in this portion but in Bangladesh opposite scenes  are shown.So this is main reason of border dispute.By the way,this river also stands for peace among the two nations.It stands for the harmony and also the historical help and support the India citizens offered during the Bangladesh crisis with Pakistan.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

The Mahananda & Khowai River

The Mahananda is a river which originates  in the Himalayas.It is a trans-boundary river that flows through the West Bengal,Behar and Bangladesh.It flows through Mahananda Wildlife Sanctury and descends to the plains near Silguri,it touches Jalpaiguri district.It  enters in Bangladesh to join the Ganges near the town of Chapai Nawabganj.The length of this river is 84km,the width is 300m and the depth is 10m.Mahananda river  is mainly fed by rainwater.During Rainy season,it often carries large amount of rainwater which often causes floods.But in Summer or Winter season,it has very low water level.It has some tributaries.The main tributaries are Balason,Mechi,Ratwa and Kankai.

The khoawai river originates from the eastern part of the Atharamura Hills of Tripura .The Khowai river enters Bangladesh at Balla in Sylhet district.It also flows in the east of Habiganj town and emerges into the Meghna near the mouth of the Kalni at Nabiganj..

The Shitalakya River

The Shitalakhya is a distributary river of the Brahmaputra which has changed its course at least twice in the Bangladesh region in the near past, indircetly affecting the flow of water in the Shitlakhya.The length of this river is about 73km,the width is 73m and the depth is 14m.At first stage,it flows  southwest direction and then east of the city of Narayanganj  in the central Bangladesh until it merges with the Dhaleswari near kalagachhiya.The Shitlakya runs almost parallel to the Brahmaputra and after passing by Narayanganj,it joins Dhaleswari.The course of the Brahmaputra through Dhaka district was deserted by the 18th century when it flowed further east and joined the Meghna river near Bhairab.A former capital region "Sonapur" which is  stood on the bank of the Shitlakya river.A fort  which was built by Isa Khan (a former ruler of the area) ,stands on this bank.The river was connected with "Lalbagh Fort "in Dhaka through an underground tunnel."Sonakanda Fort" also stands on the bank of this river.The historical mosque "Bandarshahi Mosque"(built in 1481 by Baba Saleh),"Kadam Rasul Mosque" (containing the footprints of Hazrat Mohammad Sallallahu Aliehis wasallam) stands on the bank of this river.The famous Adamjee Jute Mills are stood on the bank of this river.

Friday, July 22, 2011

The Baral River

The Baral river is one of the offshoots of the Ganges.It originates at Charghat Upazila or Rajshahi district of Bangladesh.The Baral river  flows through the Natore as well as the Pabna district.It  meets with the Gumani at the East of Bangura and finally meets with the Hurasagar after joining with the Karatoya river south of Shahjadpur.The length of this river is 124km,the width is 120m and the depth is 9.50m.Only in the rainy season,the river receives water from Ganges but it maintains its flow throughout the year with local runoff water and water from Chalan Beel.There is a Bridge on the Baral river which is located at Bhangura Upazila.A 3.41km long closure dam was constructed across the Baral river in 1965-1966.There are some important places which are located on the bank of the Baral river.They are Charghat, Baraigram, Bagatipara, Gurudaspur, Bhangura, Bera and Chatmohor etc.So,these places are attractive or beautiful for Baral river.