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

Khulna Division The Khulna Division ( bn, খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and lar ...

. It is situated in the south-western part of

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 ...

. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district and the third largest and second developed city in

. It is one of the industrious and developed cities in Bangladesh and it is also the second developed city of

. Jessore city consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls.

Jashore municipality Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...

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 Jashore Airport is a domestic airport in Jashore, Bangladesh. Operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh. It is also used by the Bangladesh Air Force as part of ''BAF Matiur Rahman Base'' and training airfield for the ...

.The city is named after the famous

Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple ( bn, যশোরেশ্বরী কালী মন্দির) is a famous Hindu temple in Bangladesh, dedicated to the goddess Kali. The temple is located in Ishwaripur, a village in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhi ...

which is a holy

Shaktipeeth The Shakti Pitha or the Shakti Peethas ( sa, शक्ति पीठ, , ''seat of Shakti'') are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the goddess-centric denomination in Hinduism. The shrines are dedicated to various fo ...

History

It was the capital of

Pratapaditya Pratapaditya was a Mughal vassal of Jessore and a powerful Zamindar of lower Bengal, before being crushed by the Mughal Empire. He was eulogized, in an ahistorical manner, by 20th century Bengali nationalists as a Hindu liberator from foreign (Is ...

, 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 The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

. 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 Jessore District, as well as

. There are: 1 university, 3 medical colleges and a few universities located here. They are: *

Jashore University of Science and Technology Jashore University of Science and Technology ( bn, যশোর বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), commonly known and abbreviated as JUST ( bn, যবিপ্রবি), is a gov ...

Jessore Medical College Jashore Medical College ( bn, যশোর মেডিকেল কলেজ) (''Formally'': Jessore Medical College) is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2010. It is located at Horinar Beel near Chanchra New Bus Termina ...

Army Medical College, Jessore Army Medical College, Jashore (AMCJ) is a military medical school, established in 2014. It is located in Jashore Cantonment, in Jashore, Bangladesh. It is affiliated with Bangladesh University of Professionals. Academic activities began in Januar ...

* Ad-Din Sakina Medical College & Hospital, Jessore *

Michael Madhusudan College Michael Modhushudon College ( bn, সরকারি মাইকেল মধুসূদন কলেজ), in Jessore District, is one of the largest educational institutions in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. The college is named after famed e ...

Jessore Zilla School Jashore Zilla School is the fifth oldest school in Asia, the second oldest in Bangladesh, and the oldest school in Jashore southwest of Bangladesh. It was established on 3 February 1838 and named Jessore Zilla School after 1872. Though the school ...

* Cantonment College, Jessore

Transport

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References

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