Bangladesh is a land of rivers. There are 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 the Karnafuli are small rivers. Most of the rivers small rivers.
Most of the rivers of our country rise from the Himalayas nd fall into the Bay
of Baengal. The rivers are the the source of our wealth. Bangladesh is an
agricultural country. The property of agriculture depends the rivers. These
rivers have made the soil fertile. So rice, jute, tea other crops grow in
plenty here. Our rivers abound with fish. Fish is an important weath. Our
fishermen catch a huge quantity of fish. They earn a lot of foreign excange by
exporting fish. Fish is our main item of food. The rivers of our countr are the
main ways of communication. 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.