THE RIVER OF BANGLADESH
Rivers are one of the most useful and wonderful
gifts of nature. Bangladesh has been adorned generously with a great number of
rivers. From time immemorial, these rivers, have been flowing over our country
graciously, making her a land of rivers. Rivers have immense influence on our
economy, culture, and prosperity on doubt. But it can`t be denied either that
they often play a major role in obstructing our boon, too. In brief, no other
country in the world is so much surrounded, blessed, benefited and again
destructed by her rivers.
Bangladesh is criss-crossed by about 290 rivers. The
padma, the meghna, the jamuna, the karnaphuli are the most important ones. Besides
the Brahmaputra, the Buriganga, the shitalaksha, the Dhaleswari, the Madhumati,
the Gumati and the Surma are worth mentioning.
The padma is a long, important river, which is especially
reputed for the delicious Hilsha fish. The
maghna plays an important role in foreign communication and transportation. The
Jumuna is a wide river with famous Bangabandhu Bridge connecting its two sides.
Though the hilly girl karnaphuli is small in size, its contribution to the
country is really great. Most of these rivers rise from the Himalayas and fail
into the Bay of Bengal.
Rivers have great influence on building up of human
civilization. In the rainy season, they
carry silt and the silt scatters over the agricultural land.
Our rivers are an important source of power. Most of
the cities, industries and trade-centres have been established in the bank of
rivers so that the raw materials and products can be transported easily.
Our rivers are abound with fish, which is the main
source of protein in our country. Lots of the people earn their livelihoods by
catching and selling fish.
When it rains in excess, the rivers swell up and
cause flood. Flood destroys houses, crops
and other properties and takes away human life. This deteriorates our country.
Our rivers have an integral relationship with our
life and economy. They help us grow good crops.
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