What is the River Ganga called in Bangladesh?
a) Jamuna
b) Padma
c) Meghna
d) Hooghly
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Answer: b) Padma
Explanation
- Padma: When the River Ganga crosses from West Bengal (India) into Bangladesh near the Farakka Barrage, it is locally known as the Padma.
- Downstream Confluence: In Bangladesh, the Padma joins the Jamuna (the main stream of the Brahmaputra). Further downstream, it merges with the Meghna River before finally emptying into the Bay of Bengal through the world’s largest delta (the Sundarbans).
Overview of Other Options
- a) Jamuna: The name given to the Brahmaputra River after it enters Bangladesh from Assam.
- c) Meghna: The major river in Bangladesh formed by the confluence of the Padma and Jamuna; it carries their combined flow into the Bay of Bengal.
- d) Hooghly: A major distributary of the Ganga that branches off in West Bengal, India, and flows southward past Kolkata into the Bay of Bengal.
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