Paragraph | Rivers In Bangladesh

Bangladesh is riverine country. There are criss-crossed many big and small rivers. The Padma, the Meghna, The Jamuna are the big and wide rivers. The Buriganga, The sitalakshya, the Dhaleswari, the Teesta, the Madhumati, the Gumati and Karnafuli are small rivers. Most of the rivers of our country rise from the Himalayas and fall into the Bay of Bengal. There are hundreds of big and small rivers in our country. The rivers are the source of our wealth. Boats, launches and steamers move on these rivers in all seasons. Men and goods are carried from one town to another, from one port to another. Most of the cities, towns, industries, hats, bazaars, trade centers are on the bank of rivers. Some of our rivers are source of energy. Goalpara and Karnafuli hydro-electric projects are used to solve electricity problem. The rivers of Bangladesh help us lot in the progress and prosperity. In spite of the little harm, the rivers are useful to us in many ways. They are the source of our wealth, health ad happiness.