Kushtia Sadar ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া সদর) is an
Upazila
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
of
Kushtia District
Kushtia District ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া জেলা, pronunciation: ''kuʃʈia'') is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh ...
in the Division of
Khulna,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census, Kushtia Sadar Upazila had 120,087 households and a population of 502,255, 21.6% of whom lived in urban areas. 8.6% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 53.9%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.
Arts and culture
International artists have come together at Smaran Matshya Beej Khamar to participate in the annual
CRACK International Art Camp
CRACK International Art Camp (CIAC) is a multi-disciplinary art camp arranged every year over several days in Smaran Matshya Beej Khamar, a fish seed farm in Rahimpur, Kushtia, Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Repub ...
since 2007.
7th National Debate Federation program (NDF) was held in Kushtia Medical College in 2019.
Administration
Kushtia Sadar Upazila is divided into Kushtia Municipality and 14
union parishads: Abdulpur, Ailchara, Alampur, Barakhada, Battail, Gosind Durgapur, Harinarayanpur, Hatas Haripur, Jiarakhi, Jhaudia, Mazampur, Monohardia, Paitkabari, and Ujangram. The union parishads are subdivided into 122 mauzas and 176 villages.
Kushtia Municipality is subdivided into 21 wards and 36
mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
History
Historically, mahallas were autonomous social i ...
s.
Education
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Islamic University, Kushtia
*
Kushtia Medical College
Kushtia Medical College ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a government medical school in Kushtia, Bangladesh, established in 2011. The college is affiliated with Sheikh Hasina Medical University as a co ...
*
Kushtia Zilla School
* Kuatul Islam Kamil Madrasah
* Kushtia Government Technical School and College
* Technical Training Center, Kushtia
* Goswami Durgapur High School
* Kaburhat High School
*
Kushtia Govt. Collage
* Kushtia Islamia Collage
* Ail Chara Secondary School
* Khorda ail Chara High School
* Khejurtola Patikabari High School
* Kushtia Govt. Central College
* Chand Sultana Secondary Girls' School
Media
Numerous
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
daily and weekly newspapers are published from Kushtia. There's also a Bengali TV channel broadcast in the region.
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See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
*
Islamic University, Kushtia
References
Upazilas of Kushtia District
Kushtia District
Khulna Division
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