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Mathabhanga River
The Mathabhanga River ( bn, মাথাভাংগা নদী) is a transboundary river between India and Bangladesh. Journey and Importance The Mathabhanga or Hauli, whose lower reach is called the Haulia, leaves the Padma River, Padma about ten miles below the point where the Jalangi River, Jalangi leaves from it. It flows first in a southeasterly direction as far as Hatboalia, where it bifurcates one branch, which is thereafter known as the Kumar River, Kumar or Pangasi river, Pangasi, it then proceeds in the same direction, past Alamdanga Upazila, Alamdanga, up to the boundary of the district which it forms for a few miles until it passes into Jessore District, Jessore, whilst the other branch pursues a very tortuous course. The general trend of which is to the south, until, after passing Chuadanga District, Chuadanga it reaches Krishnaganj (in India). There a second bifurcation takes place, the two resulting streams being known as the Churni and the Ichamati river, Ichamati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transboundary 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, including two of the world's largest rivers, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. Transboundary rivers Transboundary rivers by country Bangladesh Bangladesh has at least 58 major rivers that enter the country from the republic of India. 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 Estuary, estuarine regions However this sediment raises the height of riverbeds, thereby causing flooding. International conventions governing water sharing have led to complex political disputes. The Naf River is the only river that flows via Bangladesh into Myanmar. External links Global Transboundary Protected Areas Network Universities Partnership for Tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangasi River
Pangasi, also known as pangase or gasi, are various traditional Filipino rice wines from the Visayas Islands and Mindanao. They could also be made from other native cereals like millet and job's tears. Pangasi and other native Filipino alcoholic beverages made from cereal grains were collectively referred to by the Spanish as ''pitarrillos''. Aside from being consumed recreationally, pangasi figured prominently in the rituals of the ''babaylan'' shamans in various Filipino ethnic groups. Pangasi was mentioned by early Spanish explorers as being common in the Visayas, though it has largely disappeared throughout most of its range in modern times. It survives in some areas of Visayas and Mindanao. In Panay Island in the Western Visayas, pangasi is traditionally fermented with various leaves as well as sugarcane juice among the Suludnon people. This is very similar to the pangasi (also called agkud) of the Lumad peoples of Mindanao. In the Zamboanga Peninsula, pangasi (more com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichamati River
Ichamati River ( bn, ইছামতী নদী) (also spelt Ichhamati), is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms the boundary between the two countries. The river is facing the problem of siltation leading to thin flow of water in the dry season and floods in the rainy season. Experts are handling the situation and remedial matters are being discussed between the governments of India and Bangladesh. Ichamati flow Ichamati River is now in three parts: (1) The longer part flows from the Mathabhanga River, a distributary of the Padma, and after flowing for joins the Kalindi River near Hasnabad in North 24 Parganas and Debhata in Satkhira District. (2) Once the main river west of Dhaka and (3) Ichamati of Dinajpur. Rennel's map of 1764–66, shows the last two rivers as one. The second river marked above originates south of Jafarganj opposite to the mouth of the Hoorsagar near Nathpur factory and runs towards Joginighat in Munshigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churni
River Churni is a stream in the Nadia district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a distributary of the Mathabhanga River, itself a distributary of the Padma River at Munshiganj in the Kushtia District of Bangladesh. The Mathabanga divides into two rivers, the Ichamati and the Churni near Majhdia in Nadia district. Course The Churni flows through Shibnivas, Hanskhali, Birnagar, Aranghata, and Ranaghat, and finally joins River Bhagirathi at Shivpur, Nadia near Chakdaha. Its length is almost . The river's origin is at 23.40 North, 88.70 East and its confluence is at 23.13 North, 88.50 East. History According to an article in the ''International Journal of Current Research'', the river is in part the remnants of an artificial canal ordered dug by a 17th-century maharajah (king). Changes to a nearby distributary of the Jalangi River resulted partly from water diversion down the canal. Sedimentation eventually dried up the upper part of the distributary, called the ''Anjana'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishnaganj
Krishnaganj is a village in the Krishnaganj CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Krishnaganj is located at . Area overview Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman district lying across the river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the Jalangi, which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuadanga District
Chuadanga ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা, tʃuaɖaŋga), is a district of the western Khulna Division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, Meherpur District to the northwest, Jessore District to the south, Jhenaidah District to the east, and Kushtia District to the north. Before partition Chuadanga was one of the five subdivisions under Nadia district. History Chuadanga witnessed a number of uprisings during the British rule of India. The uprisings included Wahabi Movement (1831), Faraizi Movement(1838–47), Sepoy Rebellion (1857), Indigo Rebellion (1859–60), Khilafat Movement (1920), Swadeshi Movement (1906), Non-cooperation movement, Violation of Law and Salt Satyagraha (1920–40), and Quit India Movement or August Revolt (1942). Under British rule, Chuadanga was a sub-division within Nadia District. During partition, in 1947, excepting Krishnanagar thana (still under Nadia in West Bengal). History of Chuadanga can be found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessore District
Jessore District (Bengali: যশোর, pronounced Jaw-shore, Anglicised: Jessore), officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018, is a district in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna District and Satkhira District to the south, Khulna and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah District and Magura District to the north. Jessore is the capital of the district. Jessore district was established in 1781. It consists of 8 municipalities, 8 upazilas, 92 unions, 1329 mouzas, 1477 villages and 120 mahallas. The upazilas are: Abhaynagar Upazila, Bagherpara Upazila, Chaugachha Upazila, Jessore Sadar Upazila, Jhikargachha Upazila, Keshabpur Upazila, Manirampur Upazila, and Sharsha Upazila. The district produces a variety of crops year-round. Date sugar, called ''patali'', is made from the sap of locally grown date trees. It is cooked, thickened and crystallised using a traditional method. Patali is mainly produced in Khajura, but many d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamdanga Upazila
Alamdanga ( bn, আলমডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It covers an area of . Geography Alamdanga is located at . It has 44,699 households and total area 360.4 km2. Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga had a population of 345,922. Males constituted 49.99% of the population and females 50.01. Muslims formed 90.33% of the population, Hindus 2.61% Christians 7.93%, and others 0.045%. Alamdanga had a literacy rate of 45.67% for the population 7 years and above. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga has a population of 245,524. Males constitute 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This upazila's population of individuals 18 and over is 127,055. Alamdanga has an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. As of the 2001 census, the population of the upazila was 308,917; male 158,951, female 149,966; Muslim 299,001, Hindu 2,919, Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar River
The Kumar River ( bn, কুমার নদী) is a river in south-western Bangladesh. Course The Kumar River takes off from the Mathabhanga River at Hatboalia and follows a circuitous course to the east and south-east, for a long distance forming the boundary between Kushtia District to the north and Alamdanga Upazila of Chuadanga District and Harinakunda Upazila of Jhenaidah District to the south. Finally it joins the Nabaganga River near Magura town. The other two branch rivers which take off from the Mathabhanga and are among the principal water courses both for communication and natural irrigation, are the Nabaganga River and the Chitra River. The remains of old flourishing villages and Indigo Planters' '' Kathibary'' (factory house) on the silted up course still mark their past importance. The dry beds of these two channels like that of the course of the Bhairab are still shown in the survey maps of Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalangi River
Jalangi River ( bn, জলঙ্গী নদী), is a branch of the Ganges river in Murshidabad and Nadia districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. It flows into the Bhagirathi river and strengthens its lower channel, the Hooghly. The river below the point where the Jalangi meets the Ganges is known as Hooghly and the course above it from the point of its separation from the main flow of the Ganges to its confluence with the Jalangi, it is called Bhagirathi. Ghurni, a neighbourhood of Krishnanagar, a centre for the production of clay dolls, often referred to as Krishnanagar clay dolls, is located on the banks of the Jalangi. Nabadwip, the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is located in the west bank of the united flow of river Jalangi and Bhagirathi. Mayapur is located at the confluence of the Jalanagi and Bhagirathi. Etymology The name ''Jalangi'' derives from two Bengali words ''Jal'' (Water) and ''Angi'' (who (female) possess body). ‘Jalangi’ is a Bengali word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
