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is the bridge on this river really the 11st longest in the world? -- Kshpin 21:59, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
On 7 June 2007 Ragib reverted a footnote indicating that "Traditionally, in British publications the result of the three rivers coming together is called the Ganges. See, e.g. "Surma River" Encyclopedia Britannica." In the area of what is now Bangladesh it may well be true that the last portion of the combined flow of the three great rivers, Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna-Surma river system where it flows into the Bay of Bengal is called the Meghna or the lower Meghna, as is confirmed on official maps of Bangladesh. However, in Britain and America it has traditionally been the Ganges that flowed into the Bay of Bengal. This is documented in the Encyclopedia Britannica which gives a length for the Surma-Meghna river of 900 km, not 946, because the last 46 km is Ganges. The Encyclopedia Britannica says expressly "becomes the Meghna River, which flows south past Dhaka (formerly Dacca) and enters the Ganges." This does not mean that those 46 km of very wide river are not called the lower Meghna in Bangladesh; however it does mean that traditionally in Britain it is called the Ganges. -- Bejnar 16:53, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Also, your claim that the "British publications call it Ganges" is mistaken, as can be seen through a Book search. For example, see "The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1886", (
Google book search). On page 339, while talking about the Noakhali District, WW Hunter says, "The River Meghna enters the district from Tipperah, and after flowing along the western boundary, falls into the sea by a number of mouths".
So, please do not claim "British sources say so" as not only the Imperial Gazetteer, but also many other sources call the combined flow as Meghna. (such as "India" by Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich - 1905 , page 171, After the Surma has joined from Cachar the united stream of the three great river systems takes the name of Meghna and rushes to the sea) say that the name of the combined flow is Meghna. Thanks. -- Ragib 19:17, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
The Encyclopedia Britannica source still stands. -- Bejnar 19:41, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
There is confusion between these two pages, if indeed they are the same river. If we agree that once it enters Bangladesh it is call the Jamuna, then some explanation needs to be on the Brahmaputra page, and the Rivers of Bangladesh pages needs to be reconciled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.243.212.23 ( talk) 13:17, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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is the bridge on this river really the 11st longest in the world? -- Kshpin 21:59, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
On 7 June 2007 Ragib reverted a footnote indicating that "Traditionally, in British publications the result of the three rivers coming together is called the Ganges. See, e.g. "Surma River" Encyclopedia Britannica." In the area of what is now Bangladesh it may well be true that the last portion of the combined flow of the three great rivers, Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna-Surma river system where it flows into the Bay of Bengal is called the Meghna or the lower Meghna, as is confirmed on official maps of Bangladesh. However, in Britain and America it has traditionally been the Ganges that flowed into the Bay of Bengal. This is documented in the Encyclopedia Britannica which gives a length for the Surma-Meghna river of 900 km, not 946, because the last 46 km is Ganges. The Encyclopedia Britannica says expressly "becomes the Meghna River, which flows south past Dhaka (formerly Dacca) and enters the Ganges." This does not mean that those 46 km of very wide river are not called the lower Meghna in Bangladesh; however it does mean that traditionally in Britain it is called the Ganges. -- Bejnar 16:53, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
Also, your claim that the "British publications call it Ganges" is mistaken, as can be seen through a Book search. For example, see "The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1886", (
Google book search). On page 339, while talking about the Noakhali District, WW Hunter says, "The River Meghna enters the district from Tipperah, and after flowing along the western boundary, falls into the sea by a number of mouths".
So, please do not claim "British sources say so" as not only the Imperial Gazetteer, but also many other sources call the combined flow as Meghna. (such as "India" by Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich - 1905 , page 171, After the Surma has joined from Cachar the united stream of the three great river systems takes the name of Meghna and rushes to the sea) say that the name of the combined flow is Meghna. Thanks. -- Ragib 19:17, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
The Encyclopedia Britannica source still stands. -- Bejnar 19:41, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
There is confusion between these two pages, if indeed they are the same river. If we agree that once it enters Bangladesh it is call the Jamuna, then some explanation needs to be on the Brahmaputra page, and the Rivers of Bangladesh pages needs to be reconciled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.243.212.23 ( talk) 13:17, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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