Pasur River

The Pasur River is a river in southwestern Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. It continues the Rupsa River. All its distributaries are tidal.[1] It meets the Shibsa River within the Sundarbans, and near to the sea the river becomes the Kunga River.[2] It is the deepest river in Bangladesh.

Pasur River

It is home to Sundarbans Firefly Sanctuary, a wildlife sanctuary for regional wildlife including the Bengal tiger.

References
  1. Masud Hasan Chowdhury (2012). "Pasur River". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Md Mahbub Murshed (2012). "Shibsa River". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

21°45′N 89°30′E


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