Halda River is a river in south-eastern
Bangladesh.
It originates at the Badnatali Hill Ranges in
Ramgarh Upazila in the
Chittagong Hill Tracts, flows through
Fatikchhari Upazila, Bhujpur Thana,
Hathazari Upazila,
Raozan Upazila and
Chandgaon Thana of the Chittagong Metropolitan City, and falls into the
Karnaphuli River. The river has a very turbulent tributary, the Dhurung River, which joins Purba Dhalai about downstream. The river is navigable by big boats from its mouth up to
Nazir Hat
Nazirhat ( bn, নাজিরহাট) Nazirhat is a town and a municipal council in the Chittagong district in the southern part of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the Halda river, this small town is one of the famous commercial centers of ...
, and by small boats further up to
Narayanhat. The Halda averages in depth and is at its deepest point.
The Halda river is also famous for breeding pure
Indian carp.
This is the only pure Indian carp breeding field of Bangladesh, perhaps in South Asia.
See also
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List of rivers in Bangladesh
References
Rivers of Bangladesh
Rivers of Chittagong Division
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