Halda River
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Halda River is a river in South-Eastern Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. It originates at the Badnatali Hill Ranges in Ramgarh Upazila
Ramgarh Upazila
Ramgarh is an Upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Ramgarh is located at . It has 9304 units of house hold and total area 240.87 km².-Demographics:...

 in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...

, flows through Fatikchhari Upazila
Fatikchhari Upazila
Fatikchhari is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Fatikchhari is located at . It has 65861 units of house hold and total area 773.55 km². The main river flowing on Fatikchhari Upazila is Dhurung...

, Hathazari Upazila
Hathazari Upazila
Hathazari is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 household units and total area of 251.28 km². The main river flowing on Hathazari Upazila is Halda...

, Raozan Upazila
Raozan Upazila
Raozan is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 1947.-Geography:Raozan is located at . It has 45775 units of house hold and total area 246.58 km². Two main rivers are flowing on Raozan Upazila. They are Karnaphuli and Halda...

 and Chittagong Kotwali Thana
Chittagong Kotwali Thana
Chittagong Kotwali is a Thana of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Chittagong Kotwali is located at . It has 43062 units of house hold and total area 6.24 km².-Demographics:...

, and falls into the Karnaphuli River
Karnaphuli River
Karnaphuli is a wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Lushai hills in Mizoram, India, it flows southwest through Chittagong Hill Tracts and Chittagong into the Bay of Bengal. A large hydroelectric power plant using Karnaphuli river was built in the Kaptai...

. The 81 km long river has a very turbulent tributary, the Dhurung River, which joins Purba Dhalai about 48.25 km downstream. The river is navigable by big boats 29 km into it (up to Nazir Hat
Nazir Hat
Nazir Hat is a small town in south eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Chittagong District of Chittagong Division. It is separated from the sea by a range of hills.- Transport :...

) and by small boats 16-24 km further (up to Narayanhat
Narayanhat union
Narayanhat union is a union of Bhujpur Thana of Chittagong District.-Location:North: Dantmara unionEast: Manikchhari UpazilaSouth: Bhujpur unionWest: Sitakunda mount range-Educational institutions:* Narayanhat Degree College....

). The Halda reaches up 21 feet (6.4 m) in depth and 30 feet (9.1 m) in deepest point.
 
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