The Top 10 longest river in Bangladesh
The Top 10 longest river in Bangladesh for all time .
Bangladesh is a river country. Thousands of rivers have flowed through this country. Today we will highlight the names and details of the top 10 longest river in Bangladesh.
Top 10 longest river in Bangladesh list :
- Brahmaputra
- Surma River
- Atrai River
- Madhumati River
- Mahananda River
- Shil Torsa River
- Teesta River
- Matamuhuri River
- Karnaphuli River
- Sangu River
1. Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra, called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, Siang/Dihang River in Arunachal Pradesh and Luit, Dilao in Assam, is a trans-boundary river which flows through occupied Tibet, India and Bangladesh. It is the 9th largest river in the world by discharge, and the 15th longest.
Length: 3,848 km
Basin size: 712,035 km2 (274,918 sq mi)
2 .Surma
The Surma River is a major river in Bangladesh, part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It starts when the Barak River from northeast India divides at the Bangladesh border into the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers.
Length: 900 km
3. Atrai
Atrai River flows in West Bengal and northern parts of Bangladesh. In ancient times the river was called Atreyee and finds a mention in the Mahabharata, one of the two Sanskrit epics of ancient India.. It is linked with Jorapani river, Fuleswari river, and Karatoya River.
Length: 390 km
4. Madhumati
The Gorai-Madhumati River is one of the longest rivers in Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. In the upper reaches it is called the Gorai, and the name changes to Madhumati. Madhumati continuous stream through Kushtia, Jessore, Rajbari, Faridpur, Khulna, Pirojpur and Barguna districts in Bangladesh.
Length: 372 km
5. Mahananda
The Mahananda River is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal, and Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of river Ganga. Wikipedia
Length: 360 km
Basin size: 20,600 km2 (8,000 sq mi)
6. Shil Torsa
Torsa River rises from the Chumbi Valley in Tibet, China, where it is known as Machu. It flows into Bhutan, where it is known as the Amo Chu. It has total length of 358 kilometres out of which 113 kilometres is in China and 145 kilometres in Bhutan. Before flowing into the northern part of West Bengal in India. Wikipedia
Length: 358 km
7. Teesta
Teesta River, is a 315 km long river that rises in the eastern Himalayas, flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal through Bangladesh and enters the Bay of Bengal. It drains an area of 12,540 km². In India, it flows through Darjeeling district and the cities of Rangpo, Jalpaiguri and Mekhliganj. Wikipedia
Length: 315 km
Basin size: 12,540 km2 (4,840 sq mi)
8. Matamuhuri
Length: 287 km
9. Karnaphuli River
Karnaphuli is the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It is a 667-metre wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Wikipedia
Length: 270 km
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