River Madhumati

Type: River

Contributed By: Nayeem

Brief

Madhumati River, distributary of the upper Padma River (Ganges [Ganga] River), flowing through southwestern Bangladesh. It leaves the Padma just north of Kushtia and flows 190 miles (306 km) southeast before turning south across the swampy Sundarbans region to empty into the Bay of Bengal. In its upper course it is called the Gorai; in its lower course it is known as the Baleswar; and its estuary mouth, which is some 9 miles (14 km) wide, is called the Haringhata. The Madhumati is one of the largest of the Padma distributaries in the southern part of the Gangetic Plain.

How to go

After that you hired a motorcycle to reach the village Satoir of Boalmari Thana. During this path, you reached a village called “Noapara”, and few kilometers apart from the village, there was a river flowing beside the road, and it was the river Madhumati.

How To Reach: Faridpur District

It would take around 3 hours and 52 minutes to travel Faridpur from Dhaka city via Tongi and Baipayl (বাইপাইল) through crossing the river. The distance is around 138.1 km. Air distance from Dhaka to Faridpur is 56 km.

By Road

1. Nabil Paribahan
Address: 15/1, old Gabtoly Mirpur, Dhaka-1218
Phone: 02-9007036, 02-9011143

2. Goldenline & Azmiri Enterprise ( AC Bus Service, Faridpur>Dhaka)
Tel : 0631-66988,
Cell: 01755-522 200, 01733-208 87

3. Zaker Enterprise ( NON AC Bus , Faridpur> Dhaka)
Tel: 01712- 424 134

4. Saudia Paribahan ( Faridpur>Dhaka)
Tel : 0631-63644
Cell: 01916-136 531, 01717-605 576

Where to Stay

1. Hotel Raffell Inn

Gowalchamot (গোয়ালচামট), Faridpur
32 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-61106

2. Hotel Laxury, Resident

Gowalchamot (গোয়ালচামট), Faridpur
65 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-62623

3. Hotel Padma, Resident

Mujib Road, Faridpur
45 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-62685

4. Hotel Park Palace, Resident

38 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 01556327067

5. Hotel Shyamoli, Resident

Mujib Road, Faridpur
13 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-64538

6. Hotel jonaki, Resident

Gowalchamot (গোয়ালচামট), Faridpur
44 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-64168

7. Regional Rice Research Institute, Guest House

Chief Scientific Officer, Regional Rice Research Institute,
Vanga (ভাঙ্গা), Faridpur
Governmental, 100/- for Non-AC
Phone: 06323-56329

8. সুকন্যা ভবন
Address: Faridpur District

9. Jui House
Faridpur – Magura – Jhenaidah – Jessore – Khulna – Mongla Road

Eating Facilities

You can find many more hotels and restaurant here to stay and eating. Referred to where to eat in Faridpur, click here

Map

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Boral River is the main river in Bagatipara which has divided Bagatipara Upazila in two parts. The origin of this river is from the river Padma started from the Charghat Upazila of Rajshahi district. The total length of Baral River is 120 km. It flows from Charghat of Rajshahi, and through Bagatipara, Lalpur, Baraigram, Natore Sadar of Natore district, Gurdaspur Upazila of Pabna district and joined with the Jamuna River.

Once, this river was the main means of communication. In Monsoon, this river trail is used to transport goods from one place to another, but in dry season, the water way remains useless. The water of this river is now massively used for farming in the field. Once there were many fishes available in this river. Due to the At one time there were many fish in the river. Now, as the river silted up, the fish cycle is been destroyed.

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বাগাতিপাড়ার উল্লেখযোগ্য নদী হলো বড়াল নদী। বাগাতিপাড়া উপজেলাটি বড়াল নদীর মাধ্যমে দ্বিখন্ডিত হয়েছে। বড়াল নদীর উৎপত্তি পদ্মা নদীর রাজশাহী জেলার চারঘাট উপজেলা থেকে। বড়াল নদীর দৈর্ঘ্য ১২০ কিলোমিটার। এটি রাজশাহীর চারঘাট, নাটোর জেলার বাগাতিপাড়া, লালপুর, বড়াইগ্রাম, নাটোর সদর, গুরুদাসপুর হয়ে পাবনা জেলার মধ্যে দিয়ে প্রবাহিত হয়ে যমুনায় মিশে গেছে। এক সময় এ নদীই ছিল যোগাযোগের প্রধান মাধ্যম। বর্ষা মৌসুমে সীমিত আকারে নদীর মাধ্যমে একস্থান থেকে অন্যস্থানে মালামাল আনা নেয়া করা হলেও শুকনা মৌসুমে নদীতে পানি কমে যাওয়ায় যোগাযোগের অযোগ্য হয়ে পড়ে। বর্তমানে এই বড়াল নদীর পানি দ্বারা কৃষিকাজ করা হয়। এক সময় নদীতে অনেক মাছ পাওয়া যেত। এখন নদী ভরাট হয়ে যাওয়ার কারণে মাছ পাওয়া যায় না।

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Sariakandi Upazila (Bengali: সারিয়াকান্দি উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Sariakandi Thana was established in 1886 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. It is named after its administrative center, the town of Sariakandi.

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Jaflong is a union situated at Bangladesh-India border. Jaflong is a landscape beauty among gardens and hills. It is situated next to the river Peain round Hill Khashia. The Mari River originating from the great Himalayas brings tons of stone slabs with its stream. It’s a hilly area comprising of green forests.

Jaflong is a hill station and popular tourist destination in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is located in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet District and situated at the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya, overshadowed by subtropical mountains and rainforests. Jaflong is famous for its stone collections and is home of the Khasi (also known as Khasia) tribe.

Jaflong is one of the most attractive tourist spots in Sylhet division. It is about 60 km from Sylhet town and takes two hours drive to reach there. Jaflong is also a scenic spot nearby amidst tea gardens and rare beauty of rolling stones from hills. It is situated besides the river Mari in the lap of Hill Khashia.

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বাংলাদেশ-ভারতের সীমান্তবর্তী খাসিয়া পাহাড়ের কোলে মারি নদীর পাশে অবস্থিত পাহাড়, সবুজ বন ও বাগানের সৌন্দর্য ঘেরা একটি পাহাড়ি অঞ্চলের নাম জাফলং। হিমালয় থেকে সৃষ্ট মারি নদী এখানে প্রচুর পরিমানে পাথরখণ্ড বয়ে নিয়ে আসে।

জাফলং হল সিলেট বিভাগের একটি হিল স্টেশন এবং অন্যতম আকর্ষণীয় পর্যটন কেন্দ্র। সিলেট শহর থেকে ৬০ কিলোমিটার দূরে অবস্থিত এই পর্যটন কেন্দ্রে সড়কপথে পৌছাতে প্রায় দুই ঘণ্টা সময় লাগে। পাথর সংগ্রহ করা এবং আদিবাসী খাসিয়া সম্প্রদায়ের বসবাস এই দুটি কারনে জাফলং এর খ্যাতি রয়েছে। চা বাগান এবং পাহাড় থেকে গড়িয়ে আসা পাথরের বিরল সৌন্দর্যের দেখা মিলবে এখানে।

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Comilla has two predominant rivers. One is Meghna River, and another one is Gomti River (গোমতি নদী). If you visit the river Gomti (গোমতি নদী) in the dry season, you may see that the water level of the river is too low. However, the flow of the river isn't less at all. You can experience the mighty flow of the river during the swim.

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