The Dhanu (), also called the
Ghorautra, is a river in
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 ...
and a tributary of the
Meghna
The Meghna () is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, the Meghna is formed inside Bangladesh ...
. It flows directly southwards from
Sunamganj in
Sylhet
Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...
through the
eastern
thanas of
Netrakona and
Itna Upazila of the district of
Kishoreganj
Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. The city is divided two sides by the Narasundha River.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau o ...
of
Mymensingh Region. It flows through the Dhanpur,
Itna Sadar, and Elongjuri union of the
Itna Upazila. It is navigable the year round. It falls and rises with the daily tides and even the canals connected with it a long way inland, at places like
Gag Bazar and
Badla, experience the effect of these tides.
References
Rivers of Bangladesh
Rivers of Sylhet Division
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