Jhenaidah District

Infobox of BD districts
native_name = Jhenaidah
skyline =
skyline_size =
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locator_position = right
latd = 23.54
longd = 89.00
division_name = Khulna Division
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 1,554,514
population_density = 797.34
literacy_rate = 25.95%
area_total = 1,949.62
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/jhenaidaha/Jhenaidaha-district.gif
website = banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/J_0105.htm
website_caption = Banglapedia Article

Jhenaidah is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It is an area 1949.62 km². On the norther it borders the Kushtia District on the north, to the south by Jessore District and West Bengal (India), to the east by Rajbari District and Magura District and to the west by Chuadanga District and West Bengal (India) on the west.cite web
url=http://banglapedia.net/ht/J_0105.HTM
title=BANGLAPEDIA: Jhenaidaha District
publisher=banglapedia.net
accessdate=2008-06-26]

ubdivisions

There are six upazilas under this district:

#Harinakunda Upazila
#Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila
#Kaliganj Upazila
#Kotchandpur Upazila
#Maheshpur Upazila
#Shailkupa Upazila

Places to see

* Naldanga Temple Complex, in the Kaliganj Upazilla, is a temple complex built in 1656 by Maharaj Indranarayan Debroy. There are a total six temples now. The government restored all of them in 1980s but it was destroyed again during the riot. Now most of the temples are in ruins. Renovations are still going on. The idol of goddess Kali was came from Banaras, India. Buses to Kaliganj are easily available from Jessore. Naldanga can be reached by rickshaw from Kaliganj.

* The biggest banyan tree in the world is situated in this district. A person can go there by rickshaw or other human hauler from Kaliganj

* The Gunjanath temple dates back at 17th century is also in Kaliganj. It can be reached from Naldanga.

Education

There is a cadet college in this district, thePolytechnic Institute.

See also

* Districts of Bangladesh
* Khulna Division
* 2006 in Bangladesh

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.ndibd.org/admin/map/29010783.pdf Map of Jhenaidah District]
* [http://banglapedia.net/ht/J_0105.HTM Jhenaidah District]
*cite web
url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2007/06/12/world/landslides-and-floods-kill-nearly-100-in-bangladesh.html&template=/news/feeds/story-template-reuters.html
title=Landslides and floods kill nearly 100 in Bangladesh
publisher=www.tiscali.co.uk
accessdate=2008-06-26
last=Ahmed
first=Anis