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| [[File:Wooden ship on the Rupsa River (Bangladesh).jpg|right|thumb|Ship on the Rupsa River]] | | [[File:Wooden ship on the Rupsa River (Bangladesh).jpg|right|thumb|Ship on the Rupsa River]] |
| The '''Rupsa River''' is a river in southwestern [[Bangladesh]] and a [[distributary]] of the [[Ganges]]. Rupsha is one of the most famous rivers of Bangladesh. | | The '''Rupsa River''' is a river in southwestern [[Bangladesh]] and a [[distributary]] of the [[Ganges]]. Rupsha is one of the most famous rivers of Bangladesh. |
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| It forms from the confluence of the [[Bhairab River|Bhairab]] and [[Madhumati River|Madhumati]] rivers, and flows into the [[Pasur River]].<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Chowdhury |first=Masud Hasan |year=2012 |chapter=Rupsa-Pasur River |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rupsa-Pasur_River |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> Its entire length is affected by tides.<ref name=Banglapedia/>
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| [[File:Rupsha river.jpg|thumb|Rupsa river, Khulna]]
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| It flows by the side of [[Khulna]], and connects to the Bay of Bengal through Poshur river at Mongla channel. Near Chalna, it changes its name to Pasur River and flows into the [[Bay of Bengal]].
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| A significant number of fisheries, dockyards, shipyards and factories are situated on the bank of this river. A significant number of families depend on catching fish in the river. There is a bridge over the river named [[Khan Jahan Ali Bridge]]. This bridge connects [[Khulna District|Khulna]] and [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]] Districts.
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| {{Rivers in and around Bengal}}
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| [[Category:Rivers of Bangladesh]]
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| [[Category:Khulna]]
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| [[Category:Rivers of Khulna Division]]
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 9 January 2022
This article is about the river. For the town in India, see
Rupsa, India. For the town in Nepal, see
Rupsa.
The Rupsa River is a river in southwestern Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. Rupsha is one of the most famous rivers of Bangladesh.
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