Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of

Jessore District Jessore District (Bengali: যশোর, pronounced Jaw-shore, Anglicised: Jessore), officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018, is a district in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna Distr ...

situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district and the third largest and second developed city in Khulna Division. It is one of the industrious and developed cities in Bangladesh and it is also the second developed city of Khulna Division. Jessore city consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jashore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 21.15 km². It has a population of about 2,98,000 according to the record of Jessore municipality. Jessore also has a domestic airport named as Jessore Airport.The city is named after the famous Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple which is a holy Shaktipeeth.

History

It was the capital of Pratapaditya, the one and only Hindu ruler of the 12 Bhuiyas of Bengal, who had also famously fought against Mughal intrusion in East Bengal. He was defeated by Mughal forces and his territories were annexed into the Mughal Empire. It was the first district to be freed and taken back by Bengali rule in the

Liberation War Wars of national liberation or national liberation revolutions are conflicts fought by nations to gain independence. The term is used in conjunction with wars against foreign powers (or at least those perceived as foreign) to establish separat ...

, on the 8th of December, 1971.

Education

The Jessore city is the Educational and Cultural hub for

, as well as Khulna Division. There are: 1 university, 3 medical colleges and a few universities located here. They are: * Jashore University of Science and Technology * Jessore Medical College * Army Medical College, Jessore * Ad-Din Sakina Medical College & Hospital, Jessore * Michael Madhusudan College * Jessore Zilla School * Cantonment College, Jessore

Transport

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Jashore District Populated places in Khulna Division Pourashavas of Bangladesh {{Khulna-geo-stub