River System of Bangladesh  INTRODUCTION  KIND AND SOURCES OF RIVERS  THE IMPORTANT RIVERS  IMPORTANCE OF RIVERS IN OUR NATIONAL ECONOMY

 Introduction  Bangladesh is a land of rivers. About 700 rivers including tributaries flow through the country constituting a waterway of total length around 24, 140 km.  All the rivers keep our existence on their breast. The lives of our people are shaped by these rivers.  These rivers add the beauties of our country.

Kind and Sources of rivers Bangladesh is criss-crossed with numerous rivers. There are different kinds of rivers the main rivers, the benches and the tributaries. Most of rivers have their origin in the Himalaya and fall in the bay of Bengal.

The important Rivers  There are hundreds of big and small rivers in our  country. All these rivers surround our country in a  zigzag manner.  › During the rainy season, all the rivers are fall to the  brim. At the time some of them look like big arms of the  look like skeletons of rivers.  › The principal rivers in our country are The Padma, The  Meghna, The Jamuna, The Karnafuli, The  Dhaleswari, The Teesta, The Mohananda, The  Madhumati, The Surma, The Barhmaputra and etc.

The Padma & Meghna  The Padma is the main river in our country. It enters into Bangladesh through the south-west corner of Rajshahi district. It mixes with the Jamuna at Goalandh, it tributaries are the Mathabangha, the Bhairab etc.  The Meghna enters in Bangladesh through the district of Sylhet. It mixes with the Padma at Chandpur and then fall into the Bay of Bengal. It’s the widest river among those that flow completely inside the boundaries of Bangladesh00000

The Jamuna, Karnafuli & Brahmaputra   The Jamuna enters in to Bangladesh through the Aasam of  India. Its one tributary is the Teesta and a Branch in  Dhaleswari.   The Karnafuli flowing Through the Chittagong district. The river  fall into the Bay of Bengal. Its main tributaries are the  Kasalong, The Halda, the Boalkhali etc.   The Brahmaputra is trans- boundary river and one of the major  river in Asia. It flows south-west through the Assam Valley as  Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as Jamuna. At the  point where the Brahmaputra meets Teesta river in  Bangladesh, it becomes known as the Jamuna.

Important of rivers in our National Economy   The rivers play a vital role for the people of Bangladesh.  Their roles can not be describe easily. Their roles can be  summarizes as follows.  in agriculture  Supply of fish  Trade and commerce  Source of economy  Source of power  Influence of life

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