Information of rivers

List of rivers of Bangladesh





River Padma in Rainy Season


River Meghna from the bridge over the river
Bangladesh is a riverine country. About 800 rivers including tributaries flow through the country constituting a waterway of total length around 24,140 km.[1] Most of the country's land is formed through silt brought by the rivers. Following is a list of some of the major rivers of Bangladesh:
  • Atrai River 
  • Bangali River 
  • Balu River
  • Baral River
  • Biskhali River
  • Bhoirov River
  • Brahmaputra River
  • Buriganga River
  • Bura Gauranga River
  • Chiknai River
  • Dakatia River
  • Dhaleshwari River
  • Dhepa River
  • Dhanu River
  • Feni River
  • Gorai-Madhumati River
  • Halda River
  • Ichhamati River
  • Jaldhaka River
  • Jamuna River
  • Jinai River
  • Kangsha River
  • Karnaphuli River
  • Kazipur River
  • Kopothakho River
  • Kushiyara River
  • Khowai River
  • Karatoya River
  • Mahananda River
  • Manu River, Tripura
  • Meghna River
  • Muhuri River
  • Naf River
  • Padma River
  • Punarbhaba River
  • Pusur River
  • Shitalakshya River
  • Surma River
  • Teesta River
  • Titas River
  • Turag River

 Mymensingh District

The Jamuna, nowhere less than 4 miles wide duriug rains, is running in the west and the equally important Meghna encloses the district on the east. They are connected by the old channel of the Brahmaputra running through the centre of the district in a south-easterly direction. from above Bahadurabad up to Bhairab Bazar.
Rivers as Follows in Mymensingh District :
1. Dhanu River 2. Kangsha River 3. Jinai River 4. Brahmaputra River

 Pabna District

The district is intersected by rivers of varying magnitude. But in fact, the river system is constituted by the Padma and the Jamuna with their interlacing offshoots and tribataties. Besides these flowing streams, the interior is visited by the abandoned beds of old rivers, most of which are dry except in the rains.
The general trend of the drainage of the Serajganj subdivision is from north-west to south-east, the rivers entering it from the north-west flow into the Jamuna after a tortuous course. In the Sadar subdivision, however, the general slope of the country is from west to east, and the main rivers fall into Hurasagar, an offshoot of the Jamuna.
Rivers as Follows in Pabna District :
1. Padma River 2. Ichhamati River 3. Baral River 4. Atrai River 5. Chiknai River 6. Jamuna River 7. Kazipur River 8. Karatoya River


  • Rupsha River, Khulna
  • Shibsha River, Sundarban
  • Mayur River, Gallamari, Khulna
  • Chitra River, Khuln