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Someshwari River
Someshwari River, known as the Singsang chi or Simsang wari by the A.chik tribe (), known as Simsang River in the Indian state of Meghalaya, originates from the Nokrek Range and flows into Bangladesh. The Simsang is a major river in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya and Netrakona District of Bangladesh. It divides the Garo Hills into two. The river is the main source of water for agriculture along its banks. It is the longest and largest river in the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya. Bangladesh In Bangladesh it flows through the Susang-Durgapur and other areas of Netrakona District till it flows into the Kangsha River. A branch of the river flows towards Kalmakanda and meets the Balia River. Another branch of the river flows through the haor areas of Sunamganj District and into the Surma River. It is one of Bangladesh's trans-boundary river A transboundary river is a river that crosses at least one political border, either a border within a state or an international boundary. Bang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BD Someshwari River
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Kalmakanda Upazila
Kalmakanda (), originally Karamakhanda, is an upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Geography Kalmakanda is located at . It has 39275 households in total area 377.41 km2. The upazila is bounded by Meghalaya state of India on the north, Barhatta and Netrokona sadar upazilas on the south, Dharmapasha upazila on the east, Durgapur upazila on the west. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kalmakanda Upazila had 58,069 households and a population of 271,912. 80,534 (29.62%) were under 10 years of age. Kalmakanda has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 36.58%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. 14,383 (5.29%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 11,613 (4.27%), of which Garo are 8,231 and Hajong 3,172. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kalmakanda had a population of 209,360. Males made up 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. The over 18 population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Bangladesh
According to Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), about 907 rivers currently flow in Bangladesh (during summer and winter), although the numbers stated in some sources are ambiguous. As stated by a publication called ''Bāṅlādēśēr Nôd-Nôdī'' ('Rivers of Bangladesh') by BWDB, 310 rivers flow in the summer although they republished another study in 6 volumes where stated 405 rivers. The number differs widely due to lack of research on the counts and the fact that these rivers change flow in time and season. According to ''Banglapedia'', 700 rivers flow in Bangladesh, but the information is old and obsolete. Although, historical sources state about 700 to 800 rivers, most of them have dried up or are extinct due to pollution and lack of attention. The numbers also differ because the same rivers may change names in different regions and through history. A total of 60 international rivers flow through Bangladesh, 54 from India and 3 from Myanmar. The number of intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiatic Society Of Bangladesh
The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of East Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952 by a number of Muslim leaders, and renamed in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted Muslim historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by Muhammad Shahidullah, a Bengali linguist. The society is housed in Nimtali, walking distance from the Curzon Hall of Dhaka University, locality of Old Dhaka. History Asiatic Society of Bangladesh traces its origins to The Asiatic Society, which was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784. Some of scholars of the Asiatic Society moved to Dhaka, capital of East Bengal, after the Partition of India. Ahmad Hasan Dani, professor of history at the University of Dhaka, proposed the idea of establishing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans-boundary River
A transboundary river is a river that crosses at least one political border, either a border within a state or an international boundary. Bangladesh has the highest number of these rivers, with at least 58 major rivers that enter the country from the Republic of India, including two of the world's largest rivers, the Brahmaputra and the Ganges. The Naf River is the only river that flows via Bangladesh into Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has .... The hydrologic and political effects of rivers that cross significant boundaries are enormous. Rivers have positive effects in that they carry a significant amount of sediment, which aids in building land in estuarine regions. However, this sediment raises the height of riverbeds, thereby causing flooding. International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surma River
The Surma () is a major river in Bangladesh, part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It starts when the Barak River from northeast India divides at the Bangladesh border into the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers. It ends in Kishoreganj District, above Bhairab Bāzār, where the two rivers rejoin to form the Meghna River, which ultimately flows into the Bay of Bengal in Bhola District. Course From its source in the Manipur Hills near Mao Songsang, in India, the river is known as the Barak River. At the border with Bangladesh, the river divides into two branches, the northern branch being called the Surma River and the southern the Kushiyara River. This is where the river enters the Sylhet Depression (or trough) which forms the Surma Basin. The Surma is fed by tributaries from the Meghalaya Hills to the north, and is also known as the Baulai River after it is joined by the south-flowing Someshwari River. The Kushiyara receives tributaries from the Sylhet Hills and Tripura Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunamganj District
Sunamganj District (), is a district located in north-eastern Bangladesh in Sylhet Division. History In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Laur Kingdom. After the conquest of Sylhet (Kingdom of Gauiurh) in 1303 by Muslims under the spiritual guidance of Shah Jalal, Shah Kamal Quhafah established a capital in Shaharpara with the aid of his twelve disciples and his second son, Shah Muazzamuddin Qureshi, who also maintained a second sub-administration office at Nizgaon on the bank of the river Surma River, Surma, present day Shologhar (there is now Shologhar Masjid and madrasa) in Sunamganj town, which was administered by one of his descendants. Between the latter part of 1300 CE and 1765 CE, the present-day Sunamganj district was a part of Iqlim-e-Muazzamabad, i.e., the state of Muazzamabad, which was an independent state until 1620 when it was conquered by the mighty Mughal of Delhi. The last sultan of Muazzamabad was Hamid Qureshi Khan, who was a descendant of Shah Kama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haor
A () is a wetland ecosystem in the north eastern part of Bangladesh which physically is a bowl or saucer shaped shallow Depression (geology), depression, also known as a backswamp.MK Alam; ''Wave attack in Haor areas of Bangladesh and cement concrete blocks as structural revetment material''; ''Progress in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation: Proceedings'' (ed. Alphose Zingoni); page 325; Taylor & Francis; 2004; ''Bio-ecological Zones of Bangladesh''; International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Bangladesh Country Office; page 31; The World Conservation Union (IUCN); 2002; Bangladesh & Desertification , Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP), Bangladesh; ''Retrieved: 2007-12-04'' During monsoons r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangsha River
The Kangsha () (also known as the Kangsai or the Kangsabati) is a river in the northern parts of Mymensingh and Netrakona districts of Bangladesh. The Someshwari is one of the main rivers that join it from the north. Course At Gaglajuri, the Dhanu river is joined by the Kangsha which flows from the Garo Hills past Nalitabari as the Bhogai, which is at its best in the Netrakona subdivision at Deotukon and Barhatta. After Mohanganj it becomes a narrow, winding khal (creek) with banks little higher than its own lowest level. The river flows past Barhatta, Mohanganj and Dharampasha upazilas. The Dhala and Dhanu rivers which flow into Kishoreganj District are branches of the Kangsha. The Kangsha flows into the mighty Surma River in Sunamganj District. Watershed According to a report on wetland protection, "All floodwaters come from the Garo/Meghalaya Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garo People
The Garo people are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who live mostly in the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, with a smaller number in neighbouring Bangladesh. They are the second-largest indigenous people in Meghalaya after the Khasi and comprise about a third of the local population. They are also found in the Mymensingh Division including Jamalpur, Sherpur, and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh. Ethnonyms Historically, the name Garo was used for a large number of different peoples living on the southern bank of Brahmaputra River, but now refers primarily to those who call themselves A∙chik Mande (literally " hill people," from ''A∙chik'' "bite soil" and ''mande'' "people") or simply A∙chik or Mande, with the name "Garo" is now being used by outsiders as an exonym.Official Homepage of Meghalaya State of Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durgapur, Netrokona
Durgapur () (also referred to as Susang Durgapur) is an upazila of the Netrokona District in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh. Geography Durgapur is located at . It has 32,245 households and a total land area of 293.42 km2. It is bounded by Meghalaya state of India on the north, Netrokona Sadar and Purbadhala upazilas on the south, Kalmakanda upazila on the east, Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh district on the west. The Garo hills and valleys are on the northern part of the upazila. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Durgapur Upazila had 50,596 households and a population of 224,873. 63,277 (28.14%) were under 10 years of age. Durgapur has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1013 females per 1000 males. 26,634 (11.84%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 11,069 (4.92%), of which Garo are 8,913 and Hajong 1,959. At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Durgapur had a populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the List of Indian states, Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country. The territory of modern Bangladesh was a stronghold of many List of Buddhist kingdoms and empires, Buddhist and List of Hindu empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
