The Hurasagar River, or Hoorsagar, is a major river of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
that formerly flowed into the
Ganges
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
, but now joins the
Jamuna. It receives water from the
Baral, the
Phuljhar (which is the combination of the
Karatoya and the
Bangali).
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It is joined to the Ichhamati River by a system of ]locks
Lock(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
Arts and entertainment
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Rivers of Bangladesh
Rivers of Dhaka Division
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