Burigoalini (

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: বুড়িগোয়ালিনী) is a village in Burigoalini Union of Shyamnagar Upazila in Satkhira District,

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that is located on the northwestern fringe of the

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forest. The name "Burigoalini" is rather old and refers to a local woman who once had thriving fishponds, rice paddies, and

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s there for milk cows. Now, however, the land is covered with

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s—basically flat water broken up by earthen embankments.

References

Populated places in Khulna Division {{khulna-geo-stub