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| | BANGLAPEDIA: Tidal Channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | The alternate rising and falling of water level of seas, oceans, gulfs, bays, rivers and other water bodies caused by the gravitational pull of the moon, sun and earth in combination with the earth's rotation is known as 'astronomical tide' or tide. |
 | | The coastal zone of Bangladesh is criss-crossed by large tidal rivers which discharge into the bay of bengal. |
 | | The major tidal channels of Bangladesh are: Lower Meghna river, Shahbazpur Channel, Hatia Channel, Sandwip Channel, raymangal, Maloncha, shibsa, Pasur, Baleshwar, karnafuli, sangu, matamuhuri and bakkhali. |
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