Balu River

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| name = Balu River

| native_name = {{native name|bn|বালু নদী}}

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| image = Tributary of Turag River between Tongi & Dhirashram Rail Station.jpg

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| image_caption = Balu River, near Tongi Junction railway station

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Bangladesh

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| subdivision_type3 = Division

| subdivision_name3 = Dhaka

| subdivision_type4 = Cities

| subdivision_name4 = {{hlist|Gazipur|Dhaka|Narayanganj}}

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| length_km = 44

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| source1 = Paruli River Sutia River

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| mouth = Shitalakshya River

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The Balu River, located in Bangladesh, is a tributary of the Shitalakshya River. The 44-km long Balu passes through the wetlands of Beel Belai and Dhaka before its confluence with the Shitalakshya at Demra.{{cite book |author=Sifatul Quader Chowdhury |chapter=Balu River |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Balu_River |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}}