Rivers Of joypurhat district:-
Bangladesh is a country of many rivers. There are 5 rivers in Joypurhat District.
- Small Jamuna River; passes through Joypurhat Sadar Upazila and Panchbibi Upazila
- Tulshiganga River; passes through Joypurhat Sadar Upazila, Khetlal Upazila and Akkelpur Upazila
- Chiri River; passes through Panchbibi Upazila
- Haraboti River; passes through Panchbibi Upazila
- Sree River; passes through Chakbarkat Joypurhat Sadar Upazila
Tulshiganga River:
Tulshiganga is an important river of the district. It enters the district near the village of Mukindapur,
in Panchbibi thana from the Dinajpur district. Entering this district
it runs south-west in a meandering course till it falls in the Jamuna,
near Akkelpur. The river from beyond this point is known as the Jamuna
and flowing past Naogaon (Rajshahi district) falls into the Atrai. The
Principal places on its banks are pathuriaghatA where there are some old
relics. It runs a course of about forty miles in this district.
Another river, the Chhiri nadi also enters this district from
Dinajpur near village Salna in the Panchbibi thana. It flows in the
district for about thirty miles and then falls in the Jamuna near
Khanjanpur.
From near Khanjanpur a small stream takes off. from Tulshjganga.
Flowing for a course of about fifteen miles, it falls again in the
Tulshjganga. There is a narrow canal, which is dry in several places
during the
greater part of the year. It is an artificial branch of the
Jamuna and is said to have been excavated about 200 years ago by one
Rajib Lochan Mondol, a rich merchant Zamindar of Belamla. It was dug for
the purpose of connecting Jamuna with Tulshiganga. This canal, Kata
Ja.munD, as it is known, starts from Sikola, near Khanjanpur and
proceeding almost directly south for about eighteen miles, joins the
Tul- shiganga a little above Akkelpur. Ja malganj, a rising centre of
trade and a railway station, is situated on its bank.
