The Kapotaksha (Sanskrit), or Kobodak ( Bengali : কপোতাক্ষ নদ , romanized : Kapōtākṣa Nada ), Kabadak , or Kopotakkho , is a river of Bangladesh . The river is famous for upholding the memory of popular Bengali poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt .
5-636: Though originated from the Mathabhanga river, the Kopothakho has gotten disconnected from its source. Now it is mainly a branch of Bhairab river . The river flows through Jessore , Satkhira and Khulna districts and finally meets the Kholpetua river in Khulna District. The lower part of the river is tidal. The river is shrinking due to encroachment. Different organizations have urged
10-706: A river in Bangladesh is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mathabhanga River Mathabhanga River ( Bengali : মাথাভাঙ্গা নদী , romanized : Māthābhāṅgā Nadī ) is a transboundary river in India and Bangladesh . The Mathabhanga or Hauli, whose lower reach is called the Haulia , leaves the Padma about ten miles below the point where the Jalangi departs from it. It flows first in
15-572: A second bifurcation takes place, the two resulting streams become the Churni and the Ichamati , and the name of the parent river is lost. It borderline's between India and Bangladesh near Shikarpur, Karimpur . The Mathabhanga is an important river in south western Bangladesh and plays an important role in carrying sweet water from the rainfall through Jalangi to the Sundarbans. The color of
20-576: A southeasterly direction as far as Hatboalia village, where it bifurcates one branch, which is thereafter known as the Kumar or Pangasi , it then proceeds in the same direction, past Alamdanga , up to the boundary of the district which it forms for a few miles until it passes into Jessore , whilst the other branch pursues a very tortuous course. The general trend of which is to the south, until, after passing Chuadanga it reaches Krishnaganj (in India). There
25-521: The authorities to take initiatives to save the river. The Kopothakho first appeared in the famous poem "Kopotakkho Nod" of Michael Madhusudan Dutt. It was one of the first sonnets of Bengali literature introduced by Dutt. Afterwards many other works been created on it. Kapotaksha Express is a renowned train of Bangladesh Railway runs between Khulna to Rajshahi . 22°52′40″N 89°07′24″E / 22.8777°N 89.1234°E / 22.8777; 89.1234 This article related to
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