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🌊 Waters

Rivers of Bangladesh

About 907 rivers thread through Bangladesh, which is built almost entirely on the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta — the largest river delta on Earth The Padma, Jamuna and Meghna carry the combined flow of the Himalaya to the Bay of Bengal.

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🌊 Padma

341 km
পদ্মা

The main distributary of the Ganges inside Bangladesh.

🌊 Brahmaputra

276 km
ব্রহ্মপুত্র

Old Brahmaputra course through Mymensingh.

🌊 Meghna

264 km
মেঘনা

Carries the combined delta flow to the Bay of Bengal.

🌊 Surma

249 km
সুরমা

Main river of the Sylhet basin.

🌊 Kushiyara

228 km
কুশিয়ারা

Twin of the Surma, fed by the Barak.

🌊 Jamuna

205 km
যমুনা

The Brahmaputra’s main channel — among the widest rivers on Earth.

🌊 Karnaphuli

180 km
কর্ণফুলী

Powers Kaptai dam and Chattogram port; Bangabandhu Tunnel runs beneath it.

🌊 Sangu

173 km
সাঙ্গু

The only major river rising inside Bangladesh.

🌊 Teesta

115 km
তিস্তা

Lifeline of the north, shared with India.

🌊 Halda

81 km
হালদা

The only natural carp breeding river in South Asia.

🌊 Rupsha

32 km
রূপসা

Khulna’s port river.

🌊 Buriganga

27 km
বুড়িগঙ্গা

The river Dhaka grew up on.