Darshana () is a small industrial township and municipality in the southwestern region of

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 Dist ...

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 ...

Location

It is in the

Chuadanga District Chuadanga District () is a district in south western Bangladesh, specifically Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal to the west, Meherpur District, Meherpur District ...

and shares domestic borders with the Howli Union in the northwest, Begampur Union in the east and Kuralgachhi Union in the west. On its southwest lies the

Nadia District Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influe ...

(in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

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). It has an area of only but population is 33,396.

Description

Carew & Co (Bangladesh) Ltd is the biggest sugar mill in Bangladesh. It was established in the British period. Darshana has a land port with

and is the first entrance point for trains to

Calcutta Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...

, India. The Darshana to Jagotee, Kushtia rail line is the first rail road in

East Bengal East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...

. Darsana station was opened when the Eastern Bengal Railway opened the line from

Goalundo Ghat Goalundo Ghat (also spelled Goalanda and Goalondo; ) is a small town and Municipality#Municipalities as lower-level governance structures, pourasabha in Goalandaghat Upazila, Rajbari District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. There are two railway ...

, in 1871.

Institutions

There are 10 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, and 1 college in the municipality.

References

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