PHYSIOGRAPHY OF BANGLADESH

Name: Dipon Deb Nath

ID:1711156148
University of Rajshahi
What is physiography :
Physiography of Bangladesh:
Bangladesh is known to be a country of rivers.
Numerous tributaries & distributaries covered
Bangladesh like a network. Major area of Bangladesh
has been formed by alluvial deposits of the major
rivers.
 But the landform of Bangladesh is not similar. Some
portion is hilly region and some portion is plain.
 Physiographic classification
The physiography of Bangladesh is divided into three
divisions:
1. Hills of tertiary period
2. Terraces of pleistocene period
3. Recent flood plains
1.Hills of tertiary period
 The north-eastern and the south-eastern part of
Bangladesh(Sylhet , Moulvibazar ,CHT) are hilly region.
It formed 35-15 m yrs ago by the convergence of plates
and covered 12%of land area.
It comprise of folds and extend in south.
The highest mountain peak of Bangladesh is
Thagindong(1231m).
The hills of north-east are called hillocks for their low
elevation.
The hillocks actually situated the foot-hills of Assam
Tripura hills.
2.Terraces of pleistocene period
Terraces formed 10 m yrs ago.
The Barind(8000 sq km),Modhupur tract(4000 sq km)
and Lalmai(33 sq km) hills belongs to the pleistocene
terrace.
It covered 8%of land.
Terraces are higher than recent flood plain and lower
than tertiary hills.
Soil is redish.
3.Recent flood plain
The flood plain of Bangladesh is formed by the
Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna alluvium.
It started 10 thousand years ago.
It covered 80% of land.
 Physiographic classification of BD by Harun
ur Rashid
Bangladesh can be divided into the following twenty-four sub-regions,
with fifty-four units on the basis of physical features and drainage pattern.
I. Himalayan Piedmont Plains;
II. Tista Floodplain ;
III. Barind Tract:
(a) North-eastern outliners
(b) Eastern Barind
(c) East-Central Barind
(d) West-Central Barind
(e) Western Barind
IV. Little Jamuna Floodplain;
v. Middle Atrai Floodplain;
VI. Lower Purnabhaba Valley;
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VII. Bhar Basin:
(a) Western
(b) Eastern
VIII. Lower Mahananda Floodplain
XI. Old Brahmaputra Floodplain;
(a) High ridges
(b) Floodplain complex
(c) VV estern plain
(d) Northern plain
(e) Southern plain
(f) Eastern plain
(g) South eastern plain
XII. Susang Hills and Piedmont:
(a) Susang Hills
(b) Piedmont plain
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XIII. Madhupur Tract:
(a) Northern tract
(b) Central tract
(c) Southern tract
(d) Eastern tract
XIV. Haor Basin:
(a) Central basin
(b) Susang Piedmont basins
(c) Meghalaya Piedmont depression
(d) Central Sylhet lowland
XV. Sylhet High Plains;
XVI Sylhet Hills:
(a) Meghalaya foot hills
(b) Til a ranges
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XII Meghna Flood Plain:
(a) Titas Basin low plain
(b) Meghna-Lakkha Doab
(c) Middle Meghna floodplain
XVIII. Tippera Surface:
(a) Eastern Piedmont strip and Lalmai range
(b) Low floodplain
(c) High floodplain
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XIX Moribund Delta;
XX Central Delta Basins;
XXI. Immature Delta; XXII. Mature Delta:
(a) Old Ganges floodplain
(b) Podda-Madlhumati floodplain
(c) Non-saline tidal floodplain
(d) Saline tidal floodplain
XXIII. Active Delta:
(a) Active Podda floodplain
(b) Mehendiganj islands
(c) Meghna estuary islands and Chars
(d) Meghna estuarine floodplain
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XXIV Chittagong Region:
(a) Northern Coastal Plains
(b) Central Valley
(c) Matamori delta and coastal islands
(d) Western hills
(e) Middle Karnafuli System valleys
(f) Bakkhali river valley
(g) Southern Beach plain
(h) Nhila-Teknaf plains
(i) Jinjira islets and reefs
Thank you
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