Jessore District

Infobox of BD districts
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division_name = Khulna Division
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 2,440,693
population_density = 946.67
literacy_rate = 33.4%
area_total = 2,578.20
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Jessore (or Jashahor) is a district in south western Bangladesh with a population of 154,000 in 1991. It is located in the Khulna administrative division. [cite web
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History

Jessore was the first district of Bangladesh to become independent. It gained independence from Pakistan on 6 December 1971.

Jessore district belongs to the ancient Samatat Janapada. During the partition of India in 1947 to create Pakistan, Jessore was also partially divided. The entire district, except for Boangaon and Gaighata thanas, was included into East Pakistan.

The Bengali soldiers posted at Jessore cantonment mutinied against the Pakistan Army on 29 March 1971. They were led by Capt Hafiz Uddin and Lt Anwar in an uprising in which about 300 soldiers were killed. The rebels killed 50 Pakistani soldiers by machine gun fire at Chanchara.

Places to see

* at abhaynagar thana, there is a small village dhulgram. here once a magnificent temple complex was. 17 temples were there. now only one is standing. beautiful terracota design can be seen all over the temple. its very holy place. u can see the remains of some temple still now. most of the temples in the complex was submerged in the Bhairab river which flows by complex. u can go there by bus. from jessore we can go to abhaynagar by bus. from abhaynagar u can take van or we can use local human hauler to reach dhulgram.
* at bhatnagar in abhaynagar upazilla there is an ruins of 11 temple complex. here are 11 temples. all are dedicated to lord Shiv. the central temple is half broken. one should take a look at this place to feel the majesty of glorious past of bengal
* Near jessore town, there is suburb, Chanchra. here was once chanchra rajbari. it is completely ruined now. but one can see the Shiv temple, which is almost restored; the ruined Dosh Mahabidya temple, which is only piece in bangladesh and jora shiv temple at murali in almost ruined condition

There is a ancient pond dug by Khan Jahan Ali ® near Murali mor. That is a Picnic spot now.

Sagardari: The Birth place of the Great poet Michle Modhusudan

Demographics

Population 2,440,693; male 51.22%, female 48.78%; Muslim 85.5%; Hindu 14.21% and others 0.29%.Fact|date=February 2007Average literacy 33.4%; male 41% and female 25.1%.

The main occupations are agriculture 39.84%, agricultural labourer 24.13%, wage labourer 2.68%, commerce 11.99%, service 8.66%, industry 1.41%, transport 3.11% and others 8.18%.

The main crops are paddy, jute, sugarcane, tuberose, vegetables. Main fruits are date, jackfruit, papaya, banana, litchi and coconut. Main exports are cotton, jute, leather, jackfruit, banana, comb and date molasses, and vegetables.

Geography

Jessore District has an area of 2578.20 km². It is bounded by Jhenaidaha and Magura districts on the north, Satkhira and Khulna districts on the south, Narail and Khulna districts on the east, West Bengal of India on the west. Noted rivers are Bhairab and Kapotakhho.

Annual average temperature range from 37°C to 11°C. Annual rain fall is 1537 mm.

Jessore (Town) which stands on the Bhairab, consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jessore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 25.72 km². The town has a population of 1,178,273; male 52.97%, female 47.03%. Literacy rate among the town people is 56.57%. The town has one dakbungalow.

The Jessore district administrative framework was established in 1781. It consists of 4 municipalities, 36 wards, 8 upazilas, 92 unions, 1329 mouzas, 1434 villages and 120 mahallas. The upazilas are Abhaynagar, Bagherpara, Chaugachha, Jhikargachha, Keshabpur, Jessore Sadar, Manirampur and Sharsha.

Transport

Jessore has good communication links with nearby districts. It has highways for transportation to both Bangladesh and India.Jessore is a junction on the broad gauge based network of the Western Bangladesh Railway. The network has links extended into Indian territory. Service linking the capital Dhaka and the Indian city Kolkata is to start April 2008, with Jessore falling about halfway down the route.

The Jessore airport, located outside Jessore city, is an airbase for the Bangladesh Air Force. Alongside military service, its runways cater to the national carrier Biman and other commercial airlines for domestic flights.

Famous Personalities

Poets and Literature: Michael Modhusudhan Dutta, Faruk Ahmed, Gulam Mustafa, Nihar Ranjan Gupta, Kazi Kader Nowaz, Pablo Shahi, Rezauddin Stalin, Muhammad Moniruzzaman, Fuad Rahman

Culteral Figures: Ustad Ravi Shankar (sitar), Uday Shankar (dance), S M Sultan (paintings), Kamal Das Gupta (musician), Pronab Ghosh,

Journalists: Shujon Mehedi, S. M. Akash, Saiful Alam Mukul, Mijanur Rahman Tota, Samol Sarkar, Mostofa Firoz, Abdul Mazed, Saiful alam Mukul

Politicians: Late Alolgeer Siddiqui, Toriqul Islam, late Advocate Rawshan Ali, Nazimuddin Al Azad, Mufti Wakkas, late Abdul Haque

Scientists: Radhagobinda Chandra, Dr. M. Shamsher Ali, Didar Islam

Educationist: Prof. Kamruzzaman, Prof. Md Sharif

Social Activist : Angela Gomes,

National Heroes: Mostafa Kamal, Noor Mohammad

Vips: Mr. Anisur rahman( Director and founder of "Rights jessore") , Mr.Akiz mia(one of the richest person in bangladesh), Md. Raquibul islam, Md. Mobinul islam

See also

* Districts of Bangladesh
* Khulna Division
* Jessore Zilla School

Footnotes

Further information

* [http://www.jessore.info Jessore.info - the largest web portal about Jessore]
* [http://banglapedia.org/HT/J_0093.htm Jessore]
* [http://banglapedia.org/Maps/MJ_0093.gifJessore Map]
* [http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/BGXX0004_c.html?force_units=1 Jessore Weather]

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