1. COURSE NAME : BANGLADESH STUDIES
COUSE CODE : SOC1101
2. Introduction
Kind and sources of rivers
The important rivers
Importance of rivers in our National economy
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. › 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.
A map showing the major rivers in
Bangladesh.
6. 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 sea.
› In the dry season, some small rivers dry up
and they look like skeletons of rivers.
7. 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.
8. 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 Bangladesh. The Titas and the Dakatia are its two
branches.
9. 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.
10. 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
Water supply
Low cost Transportation
Irrigation for agriculture
Generating Electricity
Alleviation of flood:
Employment
Biodiversity: more biodiversity more resource
Carry Waste
Carry Sediments and minerals
