Rivers in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is riverine country. There are criss-crossed many big and small rivers. The Padma, the Meghna, The Jamuna are the big and wide rivers. The Buriganga, The sitalakshya, the Dhaleswari, the Teesta, the Madhumati, the Gumati and Karnafuli are small rivers. Most of the rivers of our country rise from the Himalayas and fall into the Bay of Bengal. There are hundreds of big and small rivers in our country. The rivers are the source of our wealth. Bangladesh is an agricultural country. The prosperity of agriculture depends on the river. These rivers have made the soil fertile. So ,rice. Jute, tea and other crops grow in plenty here. Our rivers are important for communication or transport. Boats, launches and steamers move on these rivers in all seasons. Men and goods are carried from one town to another, from one port to another. Most of the cities, towns, industries, hats, bazaars, trade centers are on the bank of rivers. The products of mills, factories and industries are easily carried to different places through rivers, Raw materials from far and near can be carried easily to our industries. Thus our rivers help in commerce, trade and industry. Some of our rivers are source of energy. Goalpara and Karnafuli hydro-electric projects are used to solve electricity problem. The rivers have are great influence on the people of our country. We love the rivers, its water and music. Much of our joys and happiness depend on rivers. Sometimes the rivers cause great damage to our life and property. In the rainy season the rivers overflow their banks and cause flood. People suffer untold sufferings. The rivers of Bangladesh help us lot in the progress and prosperity. In spite of the little harm, the rivers are useful to us in many ways. They are the source of our wealth, health ad happiness.