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Pasur River
Location in Bangladesh
Location
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Khulna, Bagerhat
Physical characteristics
Source	Rupsha River
Mouth	Bay of Bengal
• coordinates	21°45′N 89°30′E / 21.750°N 89.500°E / 21.750; 89.500
Length	142 km (88 mi)

The Pasur is a river in southwestern Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges. It continues the Rupsa River. All the distributaries of the Pasur are tidal. It meets the Shibsa River in the Sundarbans. Near the sea, it becomes the Kunga River. The Pasur is the deepest river in Bangladesh.

It is home to Sundarbans Firefly Sanctuary, a wildlife sanctuary for regional wildlife, including the Bengal tiger.

References

1. Masud Hasan Chowdhury (2012). "Pasur River". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. Md Mahbub Murshed (2012). "Shibsa River". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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