Jamuna River - Citizendia

A Map showing major rivers in Bangladesh including Jamuna.

Not to be confused with the Yamuna River. For the goddess of the river who is sometimes called Yamuna see Yami The Yamuna (Sanskrit यमुना

The Jamuna River (Bangla: যমুনা Jomuna) is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially It serves as the main branch of Brahmaputra River, which flows through Tibet (China) and India. The Brahmaputra, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra is a Trans-boundary river and one of the major Rivers of Asia. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country It flows into the Padma River (Pôdda) near Goalondo. The Padma ( Bangla: পদ্মা Pôdda) is a major Trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. Merged with the Padma (Pôdda), it meets the Meghna River near Chandpur. The Meghna River (মেঘনা নদী is an important river in Bangladesh, one of the three that forms the Ganges Delta, the largest on earth fanning out It then flows into the Bay of Bengal as the Meghna River^[1]. The Bay of Bengal is a bay that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. The Meghna River (মেঘনা নদী is an important river in Bangladesh, one of the three that forms the Ganges Delta, the largest on earth fanning out The Jamuna was a barrier in establishing a direct road link between capital Dhaka and northern part of Bangladesh better known as Rajshahi Division until 1996, with the completion Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Bangabandhu Bridge, also called the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge ( Bengali: যমুনা বহুমুখী সেতু Jomuna Bohumukhi Shetu ^[2]

The great multipurpose bridge

Notes

^ Traditionally, in British publications the result of the three rivers coming together was called the Ganges. See, e. g. "Surma River" Encyclopedia Britannica
^ Akhter, Farida (2005) "Japan ODA: Cause of river erosion, displacement and environmental destruction in Bangladesh?" The Reality of Aid: Asia-Pacific pp. 63-75