The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromसरित्“river, stream”
- Bengali · derived fromখাগড়াছড়ি
- English todayKhagrachari District
From Bengali খাগড়াছড়ি (khagṛachoṛi), a compound of খাগড়া (khagoṛa, “reed”) + ছড়ি (choṛi, “river”, from Sanskrit सरित् (sarit, “river, stream”)), referring to the reeds around the banks of the Chengi River, near which the district headquarters are located.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.