⛰️ Land & landscape

The land of rivers

Bangladesh sits in Asia, in South Asia (Indian subcontinent), on the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta — the largest river delta on Earth It is mostly flat and green, until the south-east rises into the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Total area (km²)

Coastline (km)

Land border (km)

Rivers

Highest point (m)

Mean elevation (m)

Where exactly is it?

🌏 Position on Earth

ContinentAsia

Sub-regionSouth Asia (Indian subcontinent)

Tectonic plateIndian Plate

SeaBay of Bengal

Time zoneBST — Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00), no daylight saving

Land / water130,170 / 18,290 km²

🧭 Neighbours & borders

India4,156 km

Myanmar271 km

Bangladesh is bordered by India on the west, north and east, by Myanmar in the south-east, and by the Bay of Bengal to the south.

The four corners

The furthest points in each direction.

Northernmost

Banglabandha, Panchagarh

26.6383°N, 88.3833°E

Southernmost

St. Martin's Island (Chera Dwip)

20.5760°N, 92.3230°E

Easternmost

Akhinathang, Bandarban

21.9530°N, 92.6740°E

Westernmost

Monakosha, Chapainawabganj

24.2530°N, 88.0084°E

Mountains & peaks

Almost all of them stand in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

⛰️ Saka Haphong

1,052 m

also called Mowdok Mual / Tlangmoy

Undisputed highest peak of Bangladesh, near the Myanmar border.

Bandarban Chittagong Hill Tracts

⛰️ Zow Tlang

1,005 m

also called Jo Tlang

Second highest; ridge walk from Remakri Prangsa.

Bandarban Chittagong Hill Tracts

⛰️ Dumlong

998 m

also called Rangtlang

Remote peak in Bilaichari, rarely summited.

Rangamati Chittagong Hill Tracts

⛰️ Keokradong

986 m

also called Keokradong

The most famous trekking peak; long thought the highest.

Bandarban Chittagong Hill Tracts

⛰️ Tazing Dong

970 m

also called Bijoy

Officially declared the highest peak for many years.

Bandarban Chittagong Hill Tracts

⛰️ Mowdok Taung

1,003 m

Part of the Mowdok range straddling the border ridge.

Bandarban Mowdok Range

⛰️ Chimbuk

762 m

also called Chimbuk Pahar

Roadside viewpoint — "the roof of Bangladesh" for road travellers.

Bandarban Chittagong Hill Tracts

⛰️ Nilgiri

701 m

also called Nil Giri

Resort above the clouds; sunrise over a sea of fog.

Bandarban Chittagong Hill Tracts

⛰️ Sajek Ridge

550 m

also called Konglak Para

Highest motorable valley resort area of the country.

Rangamati Sajek Valley

⛰️ Chandranath Hill

350 m

also called Sitakunda

Sacred Shakti Peetha temple hill with a famous stair climb.

Chattogram Sitakunda Range

⛰️ Garo Hills edge

300 m

also called Birishiri

China-clay hills and turquoise lakes on the Meghalaya frontier.

Netrokona Garo Hills foothills

Major rivers

About 907 rivers thread through the delta.

River	Bangla	Length in BD (km)	Why it matters
🌊 Padma	পদ্মা	341	The main distributary of the Ganges inside Bangladesh.
🌊 Jamuna	যমুনা	205	The Brahmaputra’s main channel — among the widest rivers on Earth.
🌊 Meghna	মেঘনা	264	Carries the combined delta flow to the Bay of Bengal.
🌊 Brahmaputra	ব্রহ্মপুত্র	276	Old Brahmaputra course through Mymensingh.
🌊 Surma	সুরমা	249	Main river of the Sylhet basin.
🌊 Kushiyara	কুশিয়ারা	228	Twin of the Surma, fed by the Barak.
🌊 Karnaphuli	কর্ণফুলী	180	Powers Kaptai dam and Chattogram port; Bangabandhu Tunnel runs beneath it.
🌊 Teesta	তিস্তা	115	Lifeline of the north, shared with India.
🌊 Sangu	সাঙ্গু	173	The only major river rising inside Bangladesh.
🌊 Buriganga	বুড়িগঙ্গা	27	The river Dhaka grew up on.
🌊 Rupsha	রূপসা	32	Khulna’s port river.
🌊 Halda	হালদা	81	The only natural carp breeding river in South Asia.

Six seasons, not four

The Bengali calendar divides the year into six distinct seasons.

Grishmo (Summer)

গ্রীষ্ম

Apr – May 28–40°C

Hot and humid, occasional nor’westers (kalbaishakhi)

Barsha (Monsoon)

বর্ষা

Jun – Aug 25–32°C

Around 80% of annual rainfall; rivers swell

Sharat (Autumn)

শরৎ

Sep – Oct 24–32°C

Kash flowers, blue skies, festival season

Hemanta (Late autumn)

হেমন্ত

Oct – Nov 20–29°C

Harvest, nabanna celebrations

Sheet (Winter)

শীত

Dec – Jan 9–24°C

Dry, foggy mornings, date molasses and pitha

Boshonto (Spring)

বসন্ত

Feb – Mar 18–30°C

Pohela Falgun, flowering trees