Major Rivers of Bangladesh
River | Length (Km) | Area covered (old districts) in km |
Arial Khan | 160 | Faridpur (102) Barisal (58) |
Bangshi | 238 | Mymensingh (198) Dhaka (40) |
Betna- Kholpotua | 191 | Jessore (103) Khulna (88) |
Bhadra | 193 | Jessore (58) Khulna (135) |
Bhairab | 250 | Jessore, Khulna) |
Bhogai-Kangsa | 225 | Mymensingh (225) ) |
Brahmaputra-Jamuna | 276 | Rangpur (140) Pabna (136) ) |
Buriganga | 27 | Dhaka (27) ) |
Chitra | 170 | Kushtia (19) Jessore (151) ) |
Dakatia | 207 | Comilla (180) Noakhali (27) ) |
Dhaleshwari | 160 | Mymensingh, Dhaka) |
Dhanu-Baulai-Ghorautra | 235 | Mymensingh (126) Sylhet (109) ) |
Donai-Charalkata-Jamuna (jamuna 207) | 450 | Rngpur (193), Bogra (157),Pabna (100) ) |
Ganges-Padma (Ganges 258, Padma 120) | 378 | Rajshahi (145), Pabna(98), Dhaka and Faridpur (135) ) |
Gorai-Madhumati-Baleshwar | 371 | Kushtia (37), Jessore (92), Khulna (104), Barisal(67) ) |
Ghaghat | 236 | Rangpur (236) ) |
Karotoya-Atrai-Gur-Gumani-Hurasagar | 597 | Dinajpur(259), Rajshahi (258),Pabna(80) ) |
Karnafuli | 180 | Chittagong HT,Chittagong |
Kobadak | 260 | Jessore (80), Khulna (180) ) |
Kumar | 162 | Jessore, Faridpur) |
Kushiyara | 228 | Sylhet (228) ) |
Little Fani-Dakatia | 195 | Noakhali (95), Comilla(100) ) |
Lower Megna | 160 | from Chandpur to the Bay of Bengal) |
Matamuhuri | 287 | Chittagong HT,Chittagong |
Mathabhanga | 156 | Rajshahi(16), Kushtia(140) |
Nabaganga | 230 | Kushtia(26), Jessore(204) |
Old Brahmaputra | 276 | Mymensingh (276) |
Punarbhaba | 160 | Dinajpur(80),Rajshahi (80) |
Rupsa-Pasur | 141 | Khulna (141) |
Sangu | 173 | Chittagong (80), Chittagong Hill Tracts (93) |
Surma-Meghna | 670 | Sylhet (290), Comilla (235), Barisal (145) |
Tista | 115 | Rangpur(115) |