The Dhanu ( bn, ধানু) is a river in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.
The Dhanu, also called the
Ghorautra, is a tributary of the
Meghna
The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) 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, ...
. It flows directly southwards from
Sunamganj
Sunamganj ( bn, সুনামগঞ্জ) is a town in the Sylhet Division of northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarters and largest town of Sunamganj District. It is located on the banks of the Surma River, approximately ...
in
Sylhet through the
eastern
thanas of
Netrakona
Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh.
Etymology
The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe ...
and
Kishoreganj
Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District
Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It ...
of
Mymensingh Region. It is navigable
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.
Rivers of Bangladesh
Rivers of Sylhet Division
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