Pasur River

River in Khulna Division, Bangladesh

Location in Bangladesh

LocationCountryBangladeshDivisionKhulna DivisionDistrictKhulna, BagerhatPhysical characteristicsSourceRupsha River MouthBay of Bengal

• coordinates

21°45′N 89°30′E / 21.750°N 89.500°E / 21.750; 89.500Length142 km (88 mi)

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

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

References

^ 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.
^ 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.