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Gorai-Madhumati River
The Gorai River at Kushtia Borobazar ghat
Native name	গড়াই-মধুমতি নদী (Bengali)
Location
Country	Bangladesh
Districts	Kushtia Jhenaidah Rajbari Magura Faridpur Narail Gopalganj Bagerhat Pirojpur
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Near Barakhada, Kushtia from Padma river

Mouth
• location	Near Hularhar, Pirojpur to Katcha river
Length	372 km (231 mi)

The Gorai-Madhumati (Bengali: গড়াই-মধুমতি, romanized: gaṛāi-madhumati , Gôŗai-Modhumoti) is one of the longest rivers in Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges.^[1] In its upper reaches, it is called the Gorai, and the name changes to Madhumati further downstream. The Madhumati flows through Kushtia, Jessore, Rajbari, Faridpur, Khulna, Pirojpur and Barguna districts in Bangladesh.

References

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^ Chowdhury, Masud Hasan (2012). "Gorai-Madhumati River". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

v t e Rivers in and around Bengal
Southeast Bangladesh	Dakatia Halda Karnaphuli Naf Sangu Thega Feni
Assam / Meghalaya / Tripura	Barak Brahmaputra Dhalai Feni Juri Kangsha Khawthlangtuipui Kushiyara Longai Manu Meghna Muhuri Myntdu Someshwari Surma Surma-Meghna Titas / Haora Gumti Khowai
Northern Bangladesh North Bengal	Atrai Balason Bangali Baral Chiri Dharla Dhepa Jaldhaka Karatoya Karotoa Kazipur Khong Khola Mahananda Mechi Nagar Punarbhaba Raidak or Wong Chhu Rangeet Small Jamuna Shiba Sree Tangon Teesta Torsa/Machu/Amo Chhu
Central Bangladesh	Balu Bangshi Buriganga Chiknai Dhaleshwari Dhanu Gorai-Madhumati Jamuna Jinai Louhajang Padma Shitalakhya Turag
Rarh region	Ajay Bakreshwar Bansloi Barakar Brahmani Dakatia Damodar Dwarka Dwarakeswar Gandheswari Haldi Hinglo Kangsabati Keleghai Kopai Kosai Kumar Kunur Mayurakshi Mundeswari Rasulpur Rupnarayan Sali Shilabati Subarnarekha
South Bengal Ganges Delta	Adi Ganga Anjana Baleshwar Bhairab Bhodra Bidyadhari Bishkhali Bura Gauranga Churni Choita Dhanshiri Garai Gosaba Hariabhanga Hooghly Ichamati Jalangi Jamuna Kaliganga Kalindi Kirtankhola Kopothakho Makunda Mathabhanga Matla Muri Ganga Nabaganga Pasur Piyali Raimangal Rupsha Saptamukhi Saraswati Thakuran
Related topics	Beel Country boats in Bangladesh Chalan Beel Ganges Haor List of rivers of Bangladesh of India Waters of South Asia Damodar Valley Corporation River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts

23°55′00″N 89°09′00″E / 23.9167°N 89.1500°E / 23.9167; 89.1500

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