Bangladesh has over 700 rivers that flow through the country totaling over 24,000 km in length. The major rivers include the Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Karnafuli, and Brahmaputra. The Padma and Meghna rivers are two of the most important as the Padma enters from India and mixes with the Jamuna before both it and the Meghna empty into the Bay of Bengal. The rivers play a vital role in Bangladesh's economy by supporting agriculture, fishing, trade, and power generation, and influencing the lives of Bangladeshis.

1. River System of Bangladesh
INTRODUCTION
KIND AND SOURCES OF RIVERS
THE IMPORTANT RIVERS
IMPORTANCE OF RIVERS IN OUR NATIONAL ECONOMY

2. Introduction
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.

3. Kind and Sources of rivers
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.

4. The important Rivers
 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
 look like skeletons of rivers.
 › 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.

5. The Padma & Meghna
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.
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 Bangladesh00000

6. The Jamuna, Karnafuli & Brahmaputra
 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.

7. Important of rivers in our National
Economy
 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

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