| Pasur River | |
|---|---|
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  Location in Bangladesh | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Khulna,Bagerhat |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Rupsha River |
| Mouth | Bay of Bengal |
• coordinates | 21°45′N89°30′E / 21.750°N 89.500°E /21.750; 89.500 |
| Length | 142 km (88 mi) |
ThePasur is a river in southwesternBangladesh and adistributary of theGanges. It continues theRupsa River. All the distributaries of the Pasur are tidal.[1] It meets theShibsa River in theSundarbans. Near the sea, it becomes the Kunga River.[2] The Pasur is one of the deepest and navigable rivers in Bangladesh.
It is home toSundarbans Firefly Sanctuary, a wildlife sanctuary for regional wildlife, including theBengal tiger.
The Pasur leaves the Madhumati River (there called theBaleswar) northeast of Khulna city and flows some 110 miles southward past theport at Mongla and through the swampy Sundarbans region to the Bay of Bengal.[3]
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