Titas River
River in Chittagong
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The Titas (Bengali: তিতাস Titāsa; also Romanized Titash) is a river in Bangladesh which merges into the Meghna river and forms part of the Surma-Meghna River System. The Titas starts its journey from Sarail Upazila, Brahmanbaria. The river is 98 kilometres (61 mi) long and again meets the Meghna river near Nabinagar Upazila, Brahmanbaria.[2] Bangladesh's first Y-shaped bridge is over this river connecting Comilla and Brahmanbaria.[3]
| Titas Titash | |
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Titas River, seen from Brahmanbaria | |
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| Etymology | Possibly from Bengali তিতা (tita), meaning "bitter" or "wet"[1] |
| Native name | তিতাস (Bengali) |
| Location | |
| Division | Chittagong |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Meghna River |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bay of Bengal via the Meghna River |
| Length | 98 km (61 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Surma-Meghna River System |
Geography
Depiction in popular culture
Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (A River Called Titas) is a 1956 novel by Bengali writer Adwaita Mallabarman and adapted into the 1973 film of the same name by Ritwik Ghatak. It is a depiction of the lives of a fishing community dependent on the Titas River.[5]
