Pasur River
River in Khulna Division, Bangladesh
Location in Bangladesh
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The Pasur is a river in southwestern Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. It continues the Rupsa River. All the distributaries of the Pasur are tidal.[1] It meets the Shibsa River in the Sundarbans. Near the sea, it becomes the Kunga River.[2] The Pasur is the deepest river in Bangladesh.
It is home to Sundarbans Firefly Sanctuary, a wildlife sanctuary for regional wildlife, including the Bengal tiger.
References
- ^ Masud Hasan Chowdhury (2012). "Pasur River". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Md Mahbub Murshed (2012). "Shibsa River". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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Rivers in and around Bengal
- Dakatia
- Halda
- Karnaphuli
- Naf
- Sangu
- Thega
- Feni
North Bengal
Ganges Delta
- Adi Ganga
- Anjana
- Baleshwar
- Bhairab
- Bhodra
- Bidyadhari
- Bishkhali
- Bura Gauranga
- Churni
- Choita
- Dhanshiri
- Garai
- Gosaba
- Hariabhanga
- Hooghly
- Ichamati
- Jalangi
- Jamuna
- Kaliganga
- Kalindi
- Kirtankhola
- Kopothakho
- Makunda
- Mathabhanga
- Matla
- Muri Ganga
- Nabaganga
- Pasur
- Piyali
- Raimangal
- Rupsha
- Saptamukhi
- Saraswati
- Thakuran
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