The Mathabhanga River ( bn, মাথাভাংগা নদী) is a

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between

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. Journey and Importance 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 average ...

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

Padma The Padma ( bn, পদ্মা ''Pôdma'') is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the 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 sit ...

about ten miles below the point where the

Jalangi Jalangi is a Bazaar, 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. This Bazaar is situated beside the Padma River Geography Location Ja ...

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

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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 ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...

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

Chuadanga Chuadanga ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা) is a prosperous city in the western part of Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila and Chuadanga District. Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. It was the sub-dis ...

it reaches

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 alluv ...

(in India). There a second bifurcation takes place, the two resulting streams being known as the

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 ...

and the Ichamati, and the name of the parent river being lost. It borderline's between

and

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

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