Bengal Delta Banglapedia

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Bengal Basin Banglapedia

Geological evolution of bangladesh is basically related to the uplift of the himalayan mountains and outbuilding of deltaic landmass by major river systems originating in the uplifted himalayas.

Bengal delta banglapedia. The delta stretches from the hooghly river east as far as the meghna. It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world thus earning the nickname the green delta. It is available in print cd rom format and online in both bengali and english.

The national encyclopedia of bangladesh is the first bangladeshi encyclopedia. As such the broad river interfluve perpetuated many independent kingdoms and settlements. On its northeastward migration the ganges built several deltas and then abandoned them before finally occupying its present position.

The ganges brahmaputra delta basin or the bengal basin includes part of the indian state of west bengal in the west and tripura in the east. It is the world s largest river delta and it empties into the bay of bengal with the combined waters of several river systems mainly those of the brahmaputra river and the ganges river. These were isolated for quite a long time even in the historical past because of the presence of natural barriers including the existence of dense forests.

These two rivers together with another non himalayan river the meghna have built one of the largest delta in the world known as the ganges brahmaputra delta or the bengal delta. You can search for this page title in other pages search the related logs or create this page. If the file has been modified from its original state some details may not fully reflect the modified file.

Bengal was divided into a number of natural divisions caused by numerous rivers and levels of land. There is currently no text in this page. The first edition was published in january 2003 by the asiatic society of bangladesh with a plan to update it every two years.

The print version comprises ten 500 page volumes. The ganges delta is a river delta in the bengal region of the indian subcontinent consisting of bangladesh and the indian state of west bengal. Bengal delta two himalayan rivers the ganges and the brahmaputra which drain to the bay of bengal as a combined river carry the largest sediment load.

The second edition was issued in 2012.

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