Meghna

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river

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinCountry	Bangladesh →
country	Bangladesh →
deltaPartOf	Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta →
flowsInto	Bay of Bengal →
flowsPast	Bhola → Chandpur → Hatia →
flowsThroughDivision	Barisal Division → Chattogram Division → Dhaka Division →
forms	Meghna estuary →
formsBoundaryBetween	Bhola District → Chandpur District → Lakshmipur District → Noakhali District →
formsOneOfPrincipalDistributariesOf	Ganges–Brahmaputra 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 → Ganges River →
isMajorRiverOf	Bangladesh →
isOneOfMainChannelsOf	lower Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta →
knownFor	frequent flooding → strong tidal currents →
locatedIn	Bengal region → South Asia →
mouth	Bay of Bengal →
partOf	Ganges–Brahmaputra river system → Meghna River Basin →
passesThrough	Meghna estuary →
receivesWaterFrom	Gumti River → Kushiyara River → Old Brahmaputra River → 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 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bengal Subah → Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system →	majorRiver
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system ("Meghna basin") → Meghna River ("Meghna River Basin") →	partOf
Barak River ("Meghna River") →	flowsInto
Brahmaputra ("Meghna River") →	formsConfluenceWith
Meghna River →	hasAlternativeName
Jamuna River ("Meghna River") →	joins
Jamuna River ("Meghna River") →	mouth
Bay of Bengal ("Meghna River") →	receivesRiver
Bengal →	traversedByRiver
Barak River ("Meghna River") →	tributaryOf
Jamuna River ("Meghna River") →	tributaryTo