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The Meghna River is an important river in South Asia, one of the three rivers that flows into the Ganges Delta, the largest on earth. The Meghna is formed inside Bangladesh by the joining of different rivers originaing from the hilly regions of eastern India. The river meets Padma River in Chandpur District. The river ultimately flows into the Bay of Bengal in Bhola District. Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir) South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is a southern geopolitical region of the Asian continent comprising territories on and in proximity to the Indian subcontinent. ... Image:Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta. ... The Padma River is a distributary of the Ganges River in Bangladesh. ... Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... Bhola is a district in south-western Bangladesh. ...


Meghna is the widest river among the rivers that flows inside the boundary of Bangladesh. At one point near Bhola, Meghna is 12 km wide. This river follows almost a straight line in its path. Despite its very calm and quiet look, this river is the cause of many deaths every year. Several ferry sinkings in the past have killed hundreds, like the MV Salahuddin-2 and the MV Nasrin-1. The place near Chandpur is a very dangerous one. Bhola is a district in south-western Bangladesh. ... MV Salahuddin-2 was a ferry that sunk in the Meghna River south of Dhaka, Bangladesh on the night of May 3, 2002, killing more than 450 people. ... MV Nasrin-1 was a ferry that sunk in the Meghna River near Chandpur, Bangladesh, on the midnight of July 8, 2003, killing more than 400 people. ... Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. ...


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River Meghna from the bridge over the river
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River Meghna from the bridge over the river

The Meghna is formed inside Bangladesh near Bhairab Bazar by the combination of the streams of Surma, Kushiara, and other small rivers. This river is the widest in Bangladesh and one of the widest of the world. Downto Chandpur, Meghna is hydrographically referred as the Upper Meghna and mentioned as the Lower Meghna from Chandpur to further Down. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 95 KB) River Meghna is the widest river in Bangladesh and one of the biggest rivers of the world. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 95 KB) River Meghna is the widest river in Bangladesh and one of the biggest rivers of the world. ... Chandpur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. ...


At Ghatalpur of Brahmanbaria District, the river Titas emerges from Meghna and after circling two large bends by 240 km, falls in Meghna again near the Nabinagar Upazila. Titas forms as a single stream but gets separated afterwards into two distinct stream which remain separate before re-joining Meghna. Brahmanbaria is a district in east-central Bangladesh. ... Titas River is a river in south-eastern Bangladesh. ...


At Bhairab Bazar, the old Brahmaputra falls in Meghna in its right bank, just before the joining of Padma. Meghna is reinforced by Dhaleshwari before Padma as well. When the brown and hazy water of the Padma mixes with the clear water of Meghna, the two streams does not mix up and flows in parallel downto the sea - making half of the river clear and the other half brown. This peculiarity of the river is always of great attraction for people. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Padma River is a distributary of the Ganges River in Bangladesh. ... The Dhaleshwari River (Bangla: ধলেশ্বরী Dhôleshshori) is a 160-Km-long distributary of the Jamuna River in central Bangladesh. ...


In Daudkandi, Comilla, Meghna is joined by the great river Gomoti, created by the combination of many streams. This river reinforces Meghna a lot and increases the waterflow considerably. The pair of bridges over Meghna and Gomoty are two of the country's largest bridges. Comilla (3085. ...


At Chandpur, Meghna receives the combined flow of the Padma and Jamuna and moves down to the Bay of Bengal at an almost straight line. In the upper part, Meghna receives a lot of little hill streams, namely, Gumti, Howrah, Kagni, Senai Buri, Hari Mangal, Kakrai, Kurulia, Balujhuri, Shonaichhari and Durduria. Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. ... The Padma is a major river in Bangladesh. ... The Jamuna River (Bangla: যমুনা Jomuna) is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ...


In her course of Chandpur to Bay of Bengal, Meghna creates and reinforces a number of little rivers including Pagli, Katalia, Dhonagoda, Matlab and Udhamodi. All of these rivers takes out from Meghna and joins her again at points downstream.


Near Muladi of Barisal district, the Safipur River is an offshoot of Meghna that creates one of the main rivers in South Bengal. 1.5 km wide, this river is one of the widest in the country as well. Barisal is a district in southern Bangladesh. ... Safipur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ...


Near Bhola, just before falling in the Bay of Bengal, the river divides into two main streams by the delta Bhola and separates the island from both sides of the mainland. The western stream is called Ilsha and the eastern one is called Bamni. Bhola is a district in south-western Bangladesh. ... Bhola is a district in south-western Bangladesh. ...


See also

          Waters of South Asia          
Inland Indus | Ganges | Yamuna | Chenab | Jhelum | Brahmaputra | Godavari | Narmada | Tapti | Ravi | Beas | Sutlej | Dudh Kosi | Padma | Sarasvati | Krishna | Kaveri | Meghna | Mahanadi | Son | Ghaghara | Betwa | Chambal | Koshi | Sapt Koshi | Tamur | Mo Chhu | Sankosh | Drangme Chhu | Ganga basin | Ganges Delta | Indus Delta | Dal Lake | Pookode Lake | Skeleton Lake | Chilika Lake | Lake Powai | Borith Lake | Saiful Muluk | Gosaikunda | Nizam Sagar | Red Hills Lake | Malampuzha | Kerala Backwaters
Off the Coast Indian Ocean | Arabian Sea | Laccadive Sea | Bay of Bengal | Gulf of Kutch | Gulf of Khambhat | Palk Bay | Gulf of Mannar
Main Reservoirs and dams in India | Lakes of India | Rivers of India | Lakes of Pakistan | Rivers of Pakistan | Rivers of Bangladesh | Rivers of Bhutan | Lakes of Nepal | Rivers of Nepal

  Results from FactBites:
 
:: Munshigonj District | Rivers...:: (2192 words)
The low-level discharge of the river during the dry season is of the order of 15,000 cumec, and naturally very little sediment is borne by the river during this period.
The estuary of the Lower Meghna is usually taken to stretch from the Rabnabad islands to the Kumira coast, a distance of 153 km.
The Lower Meghna (160 km) is measured from the south of Chandpur to as far as the Tentulia.
Meghna - LoveToKnow 1911 (283 words)
The united waters, turbid and of great depth, are sometimes split into half a dozen channels by sand-banks, sometimes spread into a wide sheet of water.
The river enters the sea by four principal mouths, enclosing the three large islands of Dakshin Shahbazpur, Hatia and Sandwip.
It is navigable by native boats and river steamers all the year; but the navigation is difficult and sometimes dangerous on account of shifting sand-banks and snags, and boisterous weather when the monsoon is blowing.
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