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R745 (Bangladesh)
R745 regional highway connects the four cities of Khulna Division of Bangladesh: Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga and Jhenaidah Jhenaidah () is a city in the Khulna Division of south-western Bangladesh. Jhenaidah is the headquarters of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila and Jhenaidah District. The city has a population of about 140,000, making it the 34th largest city in Banglades .... References {{reflist, {{Cite web, url=https://rhd.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/rhd.portal.gov.bd/page/8dde7a5d_251e_4ba4_bcd0_82746bb33478/2020-07-23-12-29-7350556cb2123540d298b503cee67fa0.pdf, title=RHD Total Road List_22-07-2020.pdf, access-date=2024-07-11 Regional highways in Bangladesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kushtia
Kushtia () is a city located on the banks of the Gorai River in Bangladesh. It serves as the headquarters of Kushtia District and is considered the cultural capital of Bangladesh. The city is known for its Tiler Khaja (sesame sweets), kulfi malai, and the Mausoleum of Lalon Shah. Kushtia is home to numerous medium and heavy industries that playing a vital role in the national economy. The area of Kushtia Municipality is . According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census the population of Kushtia Municipality is 221,804. In 1864 the 'Kushtia Union Committee' was formed with 10 villages under the Kushtia subdivision. During this time, the town of Kushtia developed in the mouzas of Mojompur and Bahadurkhali. In 1869 the Kushtia Municipality was established. With the construction of the and railway station in 1871 various industries began to emerge in the town. Among them, Mohini Mill and Renwick Jajneswar & Co Limited are notable. Etymology Kushtia has long been widely recog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah () is a city in the Khulna Division of south-western Bangladesh. Jhenaidah is the headquarters of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila and Jhenaidah District. The city has a population of about 140,000, making it the 34th largest city in Bangladesh. It is the fourth largest city in the Khulna division, after Khulna, Kushtia, and Jessore. Etymology This area was once very popular for trading oysters. In the past, people of this area used to collect a huge quantity of oysters from the river bed Nabaganga and the adjacent and . It is believed that the name of the aea might have derived from Jhinuk. History Jhenaidah, the largest city of Jhenaidah District, likely came into existence in the middle of the 18th century. Previously, it was a part of Greater Kushtia, itself once a part of Greater Nadia. Demographics According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Jhenaidah city had a population of 140,256. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Jhenaidah city had 25,286 households and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirpur, Kushtia
Mirpur () is the town and administrative capital of Mirpur Upazila. Mirpur has a special reputation for tobacco production in Kushtia District. The town has nine Wards and 15 Mahallas. It has a population of 22,417. It is 9.22 square kilometer in area and has a 56 percent literacy rate. History No exact information is available regarding the naming of Mirpur. However, the city of Mirpur was built around the infamous Nilkar ''Taylor'' and ''Knudson's'' Nilkuti. ''Mirpur Police Station'' and ''Mirpur Tahsil Office'' were established in 1820-1824 centered around Nilkuti. When Pabna District was formed in 1828, a police camp was established 1 mile east of Mirpur. In 1863, the A-region along with Mirpur was included in the Kushtia subdivision and was added to the Nadia district. Mirpur railway station was established in 1878 and Mirpur became a center of trade and commerce around it. Government The chairman of Mirpur Municipality, Saiful Haq Khan Choudhury alias Faruk Choudhury, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangni
Gangni is a census town in the Ranaghat I CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Gangni is located at . Area overview Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni separates the two plains. A portion of the east forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The lower portion of the east is covered by a portion of the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meherpur
Meherpur is a city and municipality in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Meherpur District. It is situated along the Bhairab River. Demographics According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Meherpur city had a population of 47,133 and a literacy rate of 85.15%. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ..., Meherpur city had 10,418 households and a population of 43,133. 7,393 (17.14%) were under 10 years of age. Meherpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.32%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. References {{Khulna-geo-stub Populated places in Khulna Division Towns in Bangladesh Meherpur Sadar Upazila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuadanga
Chuadanga () is a city in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila and Chuadanga District. Located on the Mathabhanga River, Mathabhanga river, Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. It was the sub-district of Kushtia district & turned into a district in 1984. In 1862, the first railway station in Bangladesh was established in Chuadanga city. Chuadanga city is connected by rail and road across the country. Demographics According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, 2022 Bangladesh census, Chuadanga city had a population of 97,532. According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, 2011 Bangladesh census, Chuadanga city had 20,472 households and a population of 85,786. 15,303 (17.84%) were under 10 years of age. Chuadanga had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.72%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males. Education Victoria Jubilee Government High School, founded in 1880, and Chuadanga Government Girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khulna Division
Khulna Division () is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna District. History During the British Raj era, Khulna Division was part of the Presidential division. Before 1947, The Presidential division had six major districts, Murshidabad, Calcutta, 24 Parganas, Khulna, undivided Jessore, and undivided Nadia. In 1947, The Partition of India divided this division into two. The district of Khulna and the other half of Jessore District and Nadia District became part of the newly established East Bengal. And rest of the district of the presidential division became part of West Bengal. In 1948, Nadia district of East Bengal formed a new district called Kushtia. And the government of East Bengal added the Jessore, Khulna & Kushtia district into the Rajshahi Division. In 1960, the government of East Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the List of Indian states, Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country. The territory of modern Bangladesh was a stronghold of many List of Buddhist kingdoms and empires, Buddhist and List of Hindu empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
