Padma River

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The Padma River is a major distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, known for its vast width, powerful currents, and crucial role in the country’s agriculture, fisheries, and transportation.

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Padma River canonical 15

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Predicate Object
instanceOf distributary
river
confluenceWith Jamuna River
Meghna River
linked to: Meghna
country Bangladesh
crosses Padma Bridge
distributaryOf Ganges
downstreamName Lower Meghna
linked to: Meghna
etymologyFrom Padma (Sanskrit for lotus)
flowsNear Kushtia District
Pabna District
Rajshahi City
linked to: City of Rajshahi
flowsThrough Dhaka Division
Faridpur District
linked to: Faridpur

Manikganj District
Munshiganj District
Rajbari District
Rajshahi Division
Shariatpur District
formsConfluenceAt Chandpur
linked to: Chandpur District

Goalundo
hasBridge Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Railway Bridge (under construction)
linked to: Bangabandhu Bridge

Hardinge Bridge
Lalon Shah Bridge
Padma Bridge
importance one of the main rivers of Bangladesh
knownFor frequent channel shifting
powerful currents
riverbank erosion
vast width
lengthApproxKm 120
locatedIn Bangladesh
majorFishSpecies Boal
Catla
Hilsa
Pangas
Rohu
mouthLocation Meghna River
linked to: Meghna
partOf Ganges–Padma–Meghna river system
regulatedBy Farakka Barrage (upstream on the Ganges)
linked to: Farakka
sourceRegion India–Bangladesh border region
subjectTo dry-season low flow
monsoon swelling
seasonal flooding
supportsSector agriculture
fisheries
transportation
usedFor fishing
inland water transport
irrigation

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Referenced by (15)

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Rajshahi locatedOnRiver Padma River
Rajshahi borderedBy Padma River
Jamuna River confluenceWith Padma River
Jamuna River joins Padma River
Pabna locatedOnRiver Padma River
Dhaka Division hasMajorRiver Padma River
Khulna Division hasMajorRiver Padma River
subject linked to: Division: Khulna Division
Western Bangladesh hasMajorRiver Padma River
Padma Nadir Majhi mainSubject Padma River
Chandpur District borderedByRiver Padma River
Goalundo Ghat locatedOn Padma River
Rajshahi Division borderedByRiver Padma River
Rajshahi Division traversedByRiver Padma River
Rajshahi Division locatedOnBankOf Padma River