Sagardari Union ( bn, সাগরদাড়ী ইউনিয়ন), is a

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

of the

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 ...

in the Division of

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

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Geography

Sagardari Union has an area of 24.51 square kilometres. This is the southern most union of

. It is located 50 km south from Jessore town and 13 km south from Keshabpur town by road. It is bounded by

Kapotaksha River The Kopothakho River (Sanskrit), or Kobodak ( bn, কপোতাক্ষ নদ), Kabadak, or Kapotaksha, is a river of Bangladesh. Kopothakho is famous for upholding the memory of popular Bengali poet and novelist Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Ori ...

and

Satkhira District Satkhira ( bn, সাতক্ষীরা জেলা, pron: ''Satkhira'') is a district in southwestern Bangladesh and is part of Khulna Division. It lies along the border with West Bengal, India. It is on the bank of the Arpangachhia River. T ...

to the west and south, Trimoni, Biddananadakati and Hasanpur union to the north and east.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Keshabpur had a population of 24289. and It has is highest literacy rate within Keshabpur Upzilla.

Points of interest

It is the birth place of father of the modern Bengali literature

Michael Madhusudan Dutt Michael Madhusudan Dutt ((Bengali: মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত); (25 January 1824 – 29 June 1873) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He is considered one of the pioneers of Bengali literature. Early life Dutt ...

. he was born on the 25 January 1824. Tourists from all over the world visit "Modhu Palli" and "Modhu Mela", a fair in memory of Modhusudan's birthday, is held every year. In the village of Meherpur a Muslim saint "Hazrat Meher Uddin" tomb over there who is came with

Khan Jahan Ali Ulugh Khān Jahān `Alī ( bn, উলুগ খান জাহান আলী), was a Muslim saint and the Khan-i-Azam of Khalifatabad (now in Bangladesh). It is believed that he built the great Mosque City of Bagerhat, now a UNESCO World Heri ...

from

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

to introduce Islam as a new religion in this area. Now the tomb and around forest is famous destination to all people.

Administration

Sagardari Union was established during British Raj on 1870. Sagardari Union Parishad Complex is located on the banks of Kopotaksha river in Chingra Bazar area of Sagardari Union. The union consists of 9 wards and 16 villages. The union consists of a chairman, 9 ward members and 3 reserved women members. Each of them was directly elected by the people for 5 years. The wards of the union are: * Ward No. 1: Banshbaria and Raghurampur * Ward No. 2: Meherpur and Gopsena * Ward No. 3: Mirzapur and Bishnapur * Ward No. 4: Gobindapur and Dharmapur * Ward No. 5: Kasta and Baruihati * Ward No. 6: Jhikra and Fatehpur * Ward No. 6: Chinra * Ward No. 6: Sagardari and Sheikhpara * Ward No. 9: Sagardari and Komarpur

Education

Sagardari Union has a number of noted institution like: Sagardari Michael Madhusadan Institution, Sagardari ASK Abu Sharab Sadeq vocational and Commerce College, Sagardari ASK Abu Sharab Sadeq Govt technical school, Sagardari Alim Madrasa, Mehepur Dakil Madrasa, Meherpur govt primary school, Gobindapur Govt primary school. In 2018 the member of parliament of Jessore-3 and Jessore-6 has been proposed to set a cultural university to the honor of poet Micheal Madhusudan Dutta in Sagardari. This project now under hold to approve.

References

Unions of Keshabpur Upazila Unions of Jessore District Unions of Khulna Division {{Bangladesh-geo-stub