Dhanshiri River

This article is about the river in Bangladesh. For the river in Assam, see Dhansiri River.

Dhanshiri is a river in the Jhalkathi District of Bangladesh. Once it was full of youth but today it is becoming narrower.

The river Dhansiri is the dream river for the poet of nature Jibonando Das. Standing here he made .

আবার আসিব ফিরে এই ধানশীড়িটির তীরে,এই বাংলায়। (i will come back beside this river Dhansiri in this Bangla). His father's name Sottanondo Das and mothers name Kusum Kumari Das. His nick name is Mil. His old residence is Gougara, Bikrompur. But his birth place is Barisal's Notun Bajar. He took birth in 17th feb, in 1899. The river Dhansiri is at Rajapur subdistrict in present Jhalokati. In time of the rule of british, steamer went from one place to another among Barisal-Jhalakathi-Rajapur-Saturia-Coukhali-Pirojpur-Khulna-Kolkata. There is paddy field in both sides of the river. Beside the bank of the river there was his uncles(mother's brother) house at Bamankathi village. The poet used to came in uncle's house with his parents in his childhood. He used to live in Barisal with his parents but his uncle's house is his favourite place. He enjoyed the beautiful natural scenery of the river Dhansiri.

Significance

The river is a tourist spot. There are many shops, hotels, cultural organizations, and a real estate centre named after the river.

In Bengali literature, the Dhanshirhi River is a symbol of romance and love as introduced by great poet Jibanananda Das. The famous line of Jibanananda Das:

"Abar asibo fire Dhanshirhi-tir tiree ei Banglay."