Gorai-Madhumati River

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, Gopalganj, Narail, Magura, Pirojpur and Barguna districts in Bangladesh.

Native nameগড়াই-মধুমতি নদী (Bengali)

CountryBangladesh

Districts

• Kushtia
• Jhenaidah
• Rajbari
• Magura
• Faridpur
• Narail
• Gopalganj
• Bagerhat
• Pirojpur

locationNear Barakhada, Kushtia from Padma river

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Gorai-Madhumati River
The 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)

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