Meghna
E33378
Meghna is a major river in Bangladesh that forms one of the principal distributaries of the Ganges–Brahmaputra river system before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meghna River | 29 |
| Meghna canonical | 6 |
| Meghna River system | 5 |
| Meghna River Basin | 2 |
| Meghna river system | 2 |
| Lower Meghna | 1 |
| Meghna River basin | 1 |
| Meghna basin | 1 |
| Meghna–Dhonagoda river system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T236753 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meghna Context triple: [Bengal, traversedByRiver, Meghna]
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A.
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river in South Asia that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and culture.
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B.
Ghaghara
Ghaghara is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal that significantly contributes to the flow of the Ganges.
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C.
Ganges
The Ganges is a major river in northern India that is considered sacred in Hinduism and supports hundreds of millions of people along its basin.
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D.
Hooghly River
The Hooghly River is a major distributary of the Ganges in eastern India that flows past Kolkata and serves as a vital waterway for transport, trade, and industry in West Bengal.
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E.
Namami Gange
Namami Gange is an Indian government flagship initiative aimed at cleaning, rejuvenating, and protecting the Ganges River and its ecosystem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meghna Target entity description: Meghna is a major river in Bangladesh that forms one of the principal distributaries of the Ganges–Brahmaputra river system before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
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A.
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river in South Asia that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and culture.
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B.
Ghaghara
Ghaghara is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal that significantly contributes to the flow of the Ganges.
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C.
Ganges
The Ganges is a major river in northern India that is considered sacred in Hinduism and supports hundreds of millions of people along its basin.
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D.
Hooghly River
The Hooghly River is a major distributary of the Ganges in eastern India that flows past Kolkata and serves as a vital waterway for transport, trade, and industry in West Bengal.
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E.
Namami Gange
Namami Gange is an Indian government flagship initiative aimed at cleaning, rejuvenating, and protecting the Ganges River and its ecosystem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Bangladesh ⓘ |
| country | Bangladesh ⓘ |
| deltaPartOf |
Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
|
| flowsInto | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| flowsPast |
Bhola
ⓘ
Chandpur ⓘ
linked to:
Chandpur District
Hatia ⓘ |
| flowsThroughDivision |
Barisal Division
ⓘ
Chattogram Division ⓘ
linked to:
Chittagong Division
Dhaka Division ⓘ |
| forms | Meghna estuary ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Bhola District
ⓘ
Chandpur District ⓘ Lakshmipur District ⓘ Noakhali District ⓘ
linked to:
Noakhali
|
| formsOneOfPrincipalDistributariesOf |
Ganges–Brahmaputra river system
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
|
| hasAlternativeName | Meghna ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor | Bangladesh ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImportanceFor | coastal ecosystems of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| hasMouthLocation |
near Bhola Island
ⓘ
near Hatia Island ⓘ |
| influences | sediment deposition in Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| isDistributaryOf |
Brahmaputra River
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmaputra
Ganges River ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges
|
| isMajorRiverOf | Bangladesh ⓘ |
| isOneOfMainChannelsOf |
lower Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
|
| knownFor |
frequent flooding
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bengal region
ⓘ
linked to:
Bengal
South Asia ⓘ |
| mouth | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ganges–Brahmaputra river system
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
Meghna River Basin ⓘ
linked to:
Meghna
|
| passesThrough |
Meghna estuary
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
|
| receivesWaterFrom |
Gumti River
ⓘ
Kushiyara River ⓘ Old Brahmaputra River ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmaputra
Surma River ⓘ Titas River ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
cyclone storm surges
ⓘ
monsoon flooding ⓘ |
| supports | riverine fisheries ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Bay of Bengal via Meghna estuary ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meghna Description of subject: Meghna is a major river in Bangladesh that forms one of the principal distributaries of the Ganges–Brahmaputra river system before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
Referenced by (48)
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