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Comilla

(Encyclopedia) Comilla Comilla kōmĭlˈə [key], city, E Bangladesh, on the Gumti River. An administrative center on…

India-Pakistan Wars

(Encyclopedia) India-Pakistan Wars, name given to the series of conflicts between India and Pakistan since 1947, when the Indian subcontinent was partitioned and the two countries became independent…

Barisal

(Encyclopedia) Barisal Barisal bərĭsälˈ [key], city, S Bangladesh, on the Ganges River delta. It is an important…

Khulna

(Encyclopedia) KhulnaKhulnak&oobreve;lˈnə [key], town (1991 est. pop. 1,001,825), SW Bangladesh, in the Ganges delta. It is a river port and the trade and processing center for the products of…

Tripura

(Encyclopedia) TripuraTripuratrĭˈp&oobreve;rä [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 3,191,168), 4,036 sq mi (10,453 sq km), NE India, bordered by Bangladesh on the north, west, and south, and on…

Ganges

(Encyclopedia) GangesGangesgănˈjēz [key] or GangaGangesgŭngˈgä [key], river, c.1,560 mi (2,510 km) long, rising in the Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India, and flowing…

Sylhet

(Encyclopedia) SylhetSylhetsĭlhĕtˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 117,398), E Bangladesh, on the Surma River. It is the administrative center for a district of rice and tea cultivation; there is extensive…

Mymensingh

(Encyclopedia) MymensinghMymensinghmīˈmĕnsĭng [key], town (1991 pop. 188,713), N central Bangladesh, on an old channel of the Brahmaputra River. It is a trading center for rice, jute, sugar cane,…

Dinajpur

(Encyclopedia) Dinajpur Dinajpur dĭnäjˈp&oobreve;r [key], city, N Bangladesh, on the Punarbhaba River. It is an…

Meghna

(Encyclopedia) MeghnaMeghnamĕgˈnə [key], river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, formed at the outlet of the Surma valley, NE Bangladesh, by the branches of the Surma River. It flows south, receiving arms of…