Halda River

Halda River is a river in South-Eastern Bangladesh. It originates at the Badnatali Hill Ranges in Ramgarh Upazila in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, flows through Fatikchhari Upazila, Hathazari Upazila, Raozan Upazila and Chittagong Kotwali Thana and falls into the Karnaphuli River. The 81 km long river has very turbulent tributary, the Dhurung River, which joins Purba Dhalai about 48.25 km downstream. The river is navigable by big boats 29 km into it (up to Nazirhat) and by small boats 16-24 km further (up to Narayanhat). Halda river also famous for pure Indian carps breding. This is only pure Indian carps breding field of Bangladesh may be also in South Asia.

ource

Sifatul Quader Chowdhury, [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/H_0029.htm Halda River] , Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, "Retrieved: 2007-12-19"

ee also

*List of rivers in Bangladesh