INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Padma River, main channel of the greater Ganges (Ganga) River in Bangladesh. For some 90 miles (145 km) the Ganges River forms the western boundary between India and Bangladesh before it enters Bangladesh at the northern edge of the Kushtia district as the upper segment of the Padma River.

Detailed explanation-2: -It forms in India at the junction of the Ganges and Jamuna Rivers, then merges with the Meghna River and ultimately empties into the Bay of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-3: -The lower section of the Ganges river’s course that lies below the point where it empties into the Bhagirathi River (India) also known as the Hooghly River, is known as Padma. Padma had most likely passed via a variety of channels on various occasions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Meghna meets its major tributary, the Padma, in Chandpur District.

Detailed explanation-5: -Flowing almost due south, the Meghna receives the combined waters of the Padma and Jamuna (the name of the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh) rivers near Chandpur. After a course of about 164 miles (264 km) it enters the Bay of Bengal by four principal mouths-Tetulia, Shahbazpur, Hatia, and Bamni.