Gumani River

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Gumani River is a river in Bangladesh. It originates from the river Padma and meets with the Barani near Morkal Bazar.[ citation needed ] The joint flow of Gurnai and Baranai flows southeast as the Gurnai[ citation needed ] and meets with the Gurudaspur near Chanchkoir, Gurudaspur Upazila to the east of the Cholon Bil and flows as the Gumani. [1] Flowing east of Bhangura the river again meets with the Boral and flows further as the Boral (Atrai-Baral).

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References

  1. Chowdhury, Masud Hasan (2012). "Hurasagar River". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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