Wetlands of Bangladesh

thumb|269x269px|Tanguar Haor is one of the largest haors in [[Bangladesh. A typical freshwater swamp forest can be seen on the right and the Khasi Hills of the state of Meghalaya in India are in the background.]] 269x269px|thumb|right|A haor in Sylhet Division|Sylhet region A '''''' () is a wetland ecosystem in the north eastern part of Bangladesh which is physically a bowl or saucer shaped shallow depression, also known as a backswamp. During monsoons receive surface runoff water from rivers and canals to become vast stretches of turbulent water.

220px |right |thumb |A beel near Aloa village, Tangail District, Bangladesh thumb|right|Halti Beel in Natore District right|thumb|Maguri Motapung Beel in [[Tinsukia district of Assam]] A beel (Bengali and Assamese: বিল) is a lake-like wetland with static water as opposed to moving water in rivers and canals - typically called in Bengali, in the Ganges - Brahmaputra flood plains of Bangladesh, and the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam. The term owes its origins to the word of the same pronunciation meaning "pond" and "lake" in the Bengali and Assamese languages.

wetland in Bangladesh

wetland ecosystem in Bangladesh

Only swamp forest in Bangladesh