Sangsad Bhaban, June 25 -- Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Thursday said Bangladesh has a total of 1,415 rivers according to a list prepared jointly by the Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Water Resources, National River Conservation Commission, Bangladesh Water Development Board, divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners and river activists.

The minister disclosed the information while replying to a question from Jamaat-e-Islami MP Md Kamrul Hasan in Parliament. The question-answer session was tabled with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed in the chair.

He said the updated list of rivers was published on April 14, 2025 on the websites of the Ministry of Water Resources, the Bangladesh Water Development Board and the National River...