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 ...

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,

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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

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Education

* 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

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daily and weekly newspapers are published from Kushtia. There's also a Bengali TV channel broadcast in the region.
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