Mathabhanga River () is a

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and

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 ...

History

The

Mathabhanga Mathabhanga is a city along Jaldhaka River and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Mathabhanga subdivision. Geography Location Mathabhanga is located at . It has an averag ...

or Hauli, whose lower reach is called the Haulia, leaves the

Padma The Padma () is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the eastern and main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for to its confluence with the Meghna River, near the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is situated on the bank ...

about ten miles below the point where the

Jalangi Jalangi is a village, with a police station, identified in 2011 census, in Jalangi CD Block in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. The village is situated along the bank of the Padma River. Geography ...

departs from it.
It flows first in a southeasterly direction as far as Hatboalia village, where it bifurcates one branch, which is thereafter known as the Kumar or

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, it then proceeds in the same direction, past Alamdanga, up to the boundary of the district which it forms for a few miles until it passes into

Jessore Jessore (, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jessore city consists of 9 wa ...

, whilst the other branch pursues a very tortuous course. The general trend of which is to the south, until, after passing

Chuadanga Chuadanga () is a city in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila and Chuadanga District. Located on the Mathabhanga River, Mathabhanga river, Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. It was the sub-district of ...

it reaches Krishnaganj (in India). There a second bifurcation takes place, the two resulting streams become the Churni River and the Ichamati, and the name of the parent river is lost. It borderline's between

and

near Shikarpur, Karimpur. The Mathabhanga is an important river in south western Bangladesh and plays an important role in carrying sweet water from the rainfall through Jalangi to the Sundarbans. The color of the river is green and clear.

References

Rivers of Bangladesh Rivers of Khulna Division Rivers of West Bengal {{Bangladesh-river-stub